World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has spoken about how she feels being banned from playing under her country’s name or flag at the Australian Open.

The world number one kept her cool to continue her quest of three successive Australian Open titles with a 6-3 7-5 triumph at Rod Laver Arena

No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will face No. 54 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the Australian Open Round of 64 on Tuesday, January 14.Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn Krueger

Blinkova produced one of the moments of the 2024 Australian Open, when she won a 42-point match tiebreak against Elena Rybakina in the third round. Blinkova will face a different kind of challenge from the partisan crowd on Margaret Court Arena, as Saville attempts to reach the second round at her home major for the second time.

Sabalenka will soon embark on her quest for three consecutive titles at the Australian Open. To highlight that exciting story, Nike dropped an advertisement that is already an instant classic. Check out the 40-second Instagram video below.

One of Aryna Sabalenka’s biggest rivals in the top half of the 2025 Australian Open has faltered early yet there are still several potential banana skins in her way. While two-time defending champion Sabalenka overcame a tricky second set to see off Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the second round of the season-opening Grand Slam,

Aryna Sabalenka is hoping to capture her third straight Australian Open title this month in Melbourne. It would be quite the achievement for the No. 1 women's tennis player, make no mistake about it.

The second round starts on Day 4 of the Australian Open, with 16 women’s singles matches on the schedule. That means that 16 women will continue on to Round 3 while 16 will be sent home.