MAGDA LINETTE

The women's 2023 Australian Open final is set: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will take on Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after the two each won their semifinal matches in straight sets. Sabalenka won the first six points and took the first set handily. Linette again won early in the second set before Sabalenka took over and won the next five games and eventually the match. Not only did this win vault Sabalenka to her first career Grand Slam finals appearance, but it also marked her 10th consecutive victory in 2023 and 20th consecutive set win. The furthest Sabalenka advanced prior to this year's Australian Open was the US Open in 2022 when she lost to eventual champion and No.

5 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who reached her first Grand Slam title match at age 24 by beating unseeded Magda Linette 7-6 (1), 6-2 in Thursday's second semifinal. Rybakina and Sabalenka employ a somewhat similar brand of tennis, relying on big serves and big hitting at the baseline. Azarenka lost the mark on her strokes, for the most part, making things smoother for Rybakina, while Sabalenka raced to a 6-0 lead in hers. “I couldn’t play really aggressive tennis,” Rybakina said. But one last break, aided by a double-fault from Azarenka, allowed Rybakina to take another step toward another trophy.

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open.

On Day 10 of the Australian Open, American Tommy Paul punched his ticket to somewhere he's never gone before: the semifinal of a Grand Slam. The 25-year-old Paul, unseeded at the Australian Open, beat fellow unseeded American Ben Shelton 7-6(6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to become the first American man to make the Australian Open semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2009. Djokovic easily advances to semifinalsNovak Djokovic is taking no prisoners on his march to capture his 10th Australian Open trophy and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title. During this bracket-busting tournament, the number of players who could conceivably beat Novak Djokovic dwindled more and more each day. Linette's dream run continues with win over PliskovaLate bloomer Magda Linette's Australian Open dream isn't over yet.

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAYVictoria Azarenka continues her quest for a third Australian Open title a decade after her last championship at Melbourne Park when she plays Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in one of two night women's semifinals. 3-seeded Jessica Pegula — en route to her first semifinal appearance in a Grand Slam tournament since the 2020 U.S. Open. Rybakina beat Azarenka in straight sets in the third round of last year’s Indian Wells tournament in their only previous meeting. 5 Aryna Sabalenka beat Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-2; Magda Linette beat No. STAT OF THE DAY29: number of previous Grand Slam singles tournaments Linette had played without advancing past the third round.

Victoria Azarenka continues her quest for a third Australian Open title a decade after her last championship at Melbourne Park when she plays Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in one of two night women’s semifinals.

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into the Australian Open semifinals. Linette, who had lost seven of nine previous matches against Pliskova, has defeated Anett Kontaveit, Ekaterina Alexandrova and WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia in successive rounds. Linette will play the winner of the second women's quarterfinal Wednesday between No. The other women's semifinalists were determined on Tuesday. Two-time former Australian champion Victoria Azarenka will play Wimbledon titleholder Elena Rybakina for a chance to play in Saturday night's final.

Tommy Paul has reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and ended the surprising run of Ben Shelton by winning their all-American matchup 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 at the Australian Open.

For the first time since 2000, three American men have made the Aussie Open quarterfinals, and they're all first-timers. Shelton, Paul storm into quarterfinalsShelton, just 20 and using his passport for the very first time, is playing in only his second Grand Slam. Unlike Shelton, Paul has faced several seeded opponents on his way to the quarterfinals. Paul has never made a Grand Slam quarterfinal, and his best finish at the Aussie Open was a third-round exit in 2020. 24 de Minaur 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 and is on to his 13th Australian Open quarterfinal and his 54th Grand Slam quarterfinal overall.

4 Caroline Garcia 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. “I don't really believe it,” she said. I’m really happy with the level today.”Sabalenka faces Donna Vekic, who defeated Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Djokovic is aiming for this 10th title at the Australian Open and his 22nd Grand Slam title. The Grand Slam mark would tie him with Rafael Nadal for the most by any man.

The next stop on Ben Shelton's impressive debut run at the Australian Open will be the quarterfinals.

Past U.S. Open champions Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu all have lost in straight sets in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Serena Williams’ competitive preparation for Wimbledon will amount to two doubles matches.

Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem’s losing streak reached 10 matches with a first-round exit at Roland Garros as he works his way back from a torn tendon in his right wrist.

Two days, two wins and making it look easy.

Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open.

Naomi Osaka made quick work of her first match in nearly two months.

It was a bit more subdued than the raucous celebrations two years ago, when Gauff was a revelation. “The biggest thing is, I don’t really remember much from my Centre Court experience in 2019,” said Gauff, who is based in Florida. “I don’t really like the word ‘expectations.’ I don’t like that word. I don’t think anything has changed. My goal is to always win the tournament, regardless of my ranking or what people think of me,” she said.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates winning the first set against a return to Russia's Anna Blinkova during the women's singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) (Alberto Pezzali)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the third round of a Wimbledon women’s draw depleted of other top contenders by beating Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 Thursday. Barty, the 2019 French Open champion, needs two more wins to become a Wimbledon quarterfinalist for the first time. Svitolina lost to Magda Linette of Poland, who earned the biggest victory of her career, 6-3, 6-4. 16 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova swept past Kristyna Pliskova 6-3, 6-3.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis A member of staff places information on the scoreboard in the grounds of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday July 1, 2021. 3-seeded Elina Svitolina became the latest upset victim in the Wimbledon women’s draw when she lost in the second round Thursday to Magda Linette of Poland, who earned the biggest victory of her career, 6-3, 6-4. Linette had 28 winners to just eight for Svitolina, a semifinalist at Wimbledon two years ago. 16 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova swept past Kristyna Pliskova 6-3, 6-3. ___More AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Coco Gauff has won in her return to Centre Court at Wimbledon.

Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal has lost to Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals.

Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 against Gasquet to improve to 17-0 for his career against the Frenchman since they first met in 2004. The 13-time champion won the first set in 24 minutes. “I think I played an amazing first set," Nadal said. Nadal won on his second match point, joining Bjorn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl in owning 17-0 records against an opponent in the Open era. Defending champion Iga Swiatek breezed through to the third round, however, beating Rebecca Peterson 6-1, 6-1 on Court Simonne-Mathieu.

France Tennis French Open Australia's Ashleigh Barty waves goodbye as she retires with an injury as she was playing againstPoland's Magda Linette during their second round match on day 5, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Thursday, June 3, 2021. It also happened at the French Open in 2014 (No. In the buildup to this year's French Open, Barty played 13 matches on clay and won 11. Already dealing with her hip problem in the first round, Barty had struggled through a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win over 70th-ranked Bernarda Pera. The 2020 Australian Open champion from the United States underwent an emergency appendectomy in Melbourne in February and her record was 7-8 entering the clay-court Grand Slam.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___2:35 p.m.Matteo Berrettini has matched his best result at the French Open by reaching the third round. Barty played 13 matches on clay in the buildup to the French Open and won 11. The 2020 Australian Open champion underwent an emergency appendectomy in Melbourne in February and her record was 7-8 entering the clay-court Grand Slam. Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina also progressed by defeating French Open debutant Ann Li of the United States 6-0, 6-4. Roger Federer is in action against 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic and top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Pablo Cuevas.

France Tennis French Open Australia's Ashleigh Barty waves goodbye as she retires with an injury as she was playing againstPoland's Magda Linette during their second round match on day 5, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Thursday, June 3, 2021. In the buildup to this French Open, Barty played 13 matches on clay, winning 11. The 2020 Australian Open champion underwent an emergency appendectomy in Melbourne in February and her record was 7-8 entering the clay-court Grand Slam. Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina also progressed by defeating French Open debutant Ann Li of the United States 6-0, 6-4. Roger Federer is scheduled to take on 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic, and top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Pablo Cuevas.

France Tennis French Open Australia's Ashleigh Barty waves goodbye as she retires with an injury as she was playing againstPoland's Magda Linette during their second round match on day 5, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty withdrew from the French Open during her second-round match on Thursday because of an injury. The 2019 champion trailed 6-1, 2-2 when she returned to her chair and signaled she was not able to continue against Polish rival Magda Linette on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the buildup to this French Open, she played 13 matches on clay, winning 11. __More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 win against Richard Gasquet at the French Open.

APTOPIX France Tennis French Open Australia's Ashleigh Barty plays a return to United States's Bernarda Pera during their first round match on day three of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___1 p.m.Top-ranked Ash Barty has withdrawn from the French Open. Barty played 13 matches on clay in the buildup to the French Open and won 11. Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina also progressed by defeating French Open debutant Ann Li of the United States 6-0, 6-4. Roger Federer is in action against 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic and top-ranked Novak Djokovic faces Pablo Cuevas.

Rafael Nadal's record against Richard Gasquet improved to 17-0 as he reaches the third round of the French Open with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 win.

The tennis courts that host the U.S. Open are being turned into a field hospital for coronavirus patients as New York City officials ramp up medical staff, supplies and facilities for an anticipated wave of COVID-19 patients in April and May, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday. The tennis center is one of a handful of makeshift field hospitals the city is building to house coronavirus patients. Over the weekend, Samaritan's Purse and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City began erecting a field hospital in Central Park. De Blasio said it will take three weeks to fully build the hospital at the tennis center; patients will be transferred from Elmhurst Hospital starting next week. More than half of the state's cases are in New York City.