Aryna Sabalenka fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to Elena Rybakina on Saturday, the Russia-born Kazakh turning the tables on the Belarusian who beat her for the 2023 title.
Coco Gauff says she wasn't mad after calling 'foul' on USTA cartoon
Coco Gauff said she has tweaked her service motion to make her toss more consistent.
Aryna Sabalenka said she has apologised to Coco Gauff after dismissing the American's maiden French Open triumph
IMAGES from the French Open women's final played at Roland Garros on Saturday
Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to win the Italian Open in 40 years when she beat American world number three Coco Gauff in the final.
Top trio eye Grand Slam glory with Sabalenka targeting third Australian Open crown
The first teenager to play in a US Open final since Serena in 2001 there was symmetry to the moment as Gauff rallied to beat the second seeded Belarusian 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and end a six-year barren stretch for American tennis fans, who were finally able to celebrate a homegrown champion.
13 of the men's seeds fell at the first hurdle -- a Wimbledon record since 32 seeds were introduced in 2001.
Mboko, currently ranked 85th in the world, became the first Canadian to defeat three former Grand Slam champions in a single WTA event in the Open Era, with victories over Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina.
'Your results or your job or how much money you make doesn't define you as a person. As long as you love yourself, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.'
Poland battled past Switzerland 2-1 in the United Cup final on Sunday to banish the pain of title-round defeats in the previous two editions and secure a long-awaited maiden triumph in the season-opening mixed-team competition.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
World No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland won their respective opening matches of the Orange Group at the WTA Finals Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
China's Zheng Qinwen is bidding to become the fourth woman to win Olympic gold and the US Open title in the same year
IMAGES from Day 4 of the matches played at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
'Everyone is tense. It's the last slam of the season. Your last chance to go deep at a slam for a while.'
US Open champion Coco Gauff cruised past fellow teen Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3 6-0 at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, setting up a quarter-final against Varvara Gracheva in the Australian Open warm-up event.
Tough road for defending champion Keys
French Open runner-up Aryna Sabalenka broke down in tears and apologised for what she labelled a 'terrible final' after losing 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to American Coco Gauff on Saturday.
Iga Swiatek survived a surprise U.S. Open second-round test on Thursday as men's top seed Jannik Sinner and Japan's four-times major winner Naomi Osaka cruised through.
She beat Jasmine Paolini in the quarter-finals and then made it back-to-back wins over top 10 players as she also defeated compatriot Coco Gauff by 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals.
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff
Carlos Alcaraz kept his Indian Wells 'three-peat' campaign on track with a straight sets win against Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
Images from the US Open women's semi-finals on Thursday.
Poland's Swiatek, who has dropped to fifth in the world rankings, has so far failed to win a title this year despite a few deep runs in tournaments, including the Australian Open semi-finals.
Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Russian fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 and win the Ningbo Open title on Sunday, as her late surge to reach next month's WTA Finals gained momentum.
Coco Gauff was left star-struck by Justin Bieber in the crowd during her US Open match with Elise Mertens.
IMAGES from all the action on Day 8 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Coco Gauff turned the tables on her father
Zero women cracked the list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes released on Wednesday by Sportico.
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the most powerful player on the tour, will try to establish herself as an all-rounder with her first title in Paris.
IMAGES from the French Open quarter-finals played in Paris on Tuesday.
Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday.
Aryna Sabalenka will aim to take a huge stride towards a third Australian Open title in four years when the Belarusian top seed clashes with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a semi-final simmering with geopolitical tension.
Images from the US Open women's singles third round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Friday.
World number one Carlos Alcaraz faces a potential quarter-final clash with old foe Jannik Sinner in his US Open title defence, and American Coco Gauff is on a collision course with defending champion Iga Swiatek on the women's side.
Coco Gauff is the first Black American to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
Swiatek made the most of Kasatkina's string of unforced errors, peppering court Philippe Chatrier with winners.
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