Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina to win the Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka won the first Grand Slam title of her career as the Belarusian fought back from one set down to defeat Elena Rybakina in a pulsating Australian Open final on Saturday. Appearing in a maiden major final, fifth seed Sabalenka found herself behind after […]
Belarusian star claims maiden Grand Slam title
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus earned her first Grand Slam title with victory over Russian-born Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open
Russian youngster wins Australian Open junior title
Alina Korneeva defeated Mirra Andreeva in an all-Russian final in Melbourne Russia’s Alina Korneeva became the latest junior Grand Slam champion from her homeland with a hard-fought victory over compatriot Mirra Andreeva in the girls’ singles final of the Australian Open on Saturday. Appearing at a first ever Grand Slam junior event of her career, […]
The Russian ‘bad boy’ who brought tennis glory to his country
With the 2023 Australian Open nearing its conclusion, we look back at a charismatic Russian former winner of the event The Australian Open runs to its conclusion this weekend, with the first Grand Slam of 2023 set to be bookended on Sunday when the men’s championship match is played between record nine-time winner Novak Djokovic […]
The Russian ‘bad boy’ who brought tennis glory to his country
Marat Safin has gone viral during the most recent edition of the Australian Open but was also the last Russian to win the Grand Slam