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AFPSabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown
An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title.You're such a great player and of course we are going to have many more battles, hopefully in finals of the Grand Slams."
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Australian Open chief tells Djokovic family: 'Be really careful'
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Saturday advised Novak Djokovic's family to be "really careful" of people using the tournament's global exposure as a platform for "disruptive" purposes."My advice is that you have to be really careful because if this is an event of global significance, it's a platform," he said he told them.
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'Best morning of my life': Sabalenka celebrates Slam breakthrough
New Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka didn't get much sleep Saturday night after a rambunctious come-from-behind victory, but you wouldn't have known it early on the morning after.The Saturday night victory party must have been a good one -- there were a few team members missing on Sunday morning.
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Rybakina says struggled under Sabalenka 'pressure' in final loss
Elena Rybakina said she struggled with the "pressure" and aggression from Aryna Sabalenka in falling to defeat in the Australian Open final on Saturday."With Aryna now, the score is 0-4," Rybakina said.
- INSIDER
A tennis star vowed to use her early Australian Open snub as 'motivation.' Now she's one match from her second Grand Slam in a year.
Despite winning Wimbledon in July, the 23-year-old has competed on peripheral courts rather than the massive arenas befitting of a Grand Slam champion.
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Ukrainian player 'very upset' by actions of Djokovic's father
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said Friday it was "very upsetting" to see Novak Djokovic's father posing alongside a Russian flag with President Vladimir Putin's face on it at the Australian Open.Djokovic's father Srdjan was filmed posing with a man holding a Russian flag with Putin's face on it.
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How to watch 2023 Australian Open men’s final
Heres everything you need to know about the two 2023 Australian Open mens semifinals and the final on Sunday.
- Associated Press
Paul says Djokovic thwarted his Australian Open gameplan
Tommy Paul went into his first career Grand Slam semifinal with a specific game plan to confront Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Djokovic knows these settings and circumstances so well, especially at a tournament where he's won 27 matches in a row and is 19-0 in semifinals and finals for his career. “I mean, walking on the court was cool,” said Paul, the first U.S. man in the semifinals at Melbourne Park since Andy Roddick in 2009.
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Beaten Tommy Paul vows not to be 'one-hit wonder'
Tommy Paul admitted Novak Djokovic was in a different league after being blasted off court in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday, but vowed to bounce back and not be a "one-hit wonder"."Great, great two weeks for me," said Paul, the first American man into the last four of the Australian Open since Andy Roddick in 2009.
- The Telegraph
Novak Djokovic's father justifies appearance with pro-Putin mob
Novak Djokovic’s father Srdjan has said that he wishes “only for peace” after his family “lived through the horror of war” during his son’s childhood.
- Reuters
Djokovic defends 'misused' father over Russia flag controversy
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic defended his father after a video emerged showing him posing at the Australian Open with some fans holding Russian flags, saying he was "misused" by the individuals and that his family was against war. Djokovic's father Srdjan skipped his son's semi-final win over Tommy Paul on Friday, choosing to "watch from home" instead after a video emerged on social media following the Serbian's quarter-final win over Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. The video caused controversy and led to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterating support for Ukraine and criticising supporters of Russia's invasion.
- Associated Press
Analysis: Aussie Open champ Sabalenka reworked serve, belief
Aryna Sabalenka’s Australian Open championship is about persistence. But Sabalenka's retooled serve ended up producing 17 aces, more than enough to outweigh seven double-faults, and her 51 winners helped propel her to three pivotal breaks.
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Tennis Australia issues warning after Novak Djokovic's father poses with pro-Putin demonstrators
This isn't the first time Australia has had an issue with a Djokovic.
- NBC Sports
Novak Djokovic faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in Australian Open final for Slam titles record
Novak Djokovic faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open men's singles final, bidding to tie Rafael Nadal's men's Grand Slam titles record.
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Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam singles title
Aryna Sabalenka beat Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open women's final for her first Grand Slam singles title.
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Aussies Hijikata, Kubler win Australian Open men's doubles
The Australian pair of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler defeated Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski 6-4, 7-6 (4) to win the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open on Saturday. It was the first Grand Slam title for both Hijikata and Kubler — the third Australian team to win a men’s doubles title in the last five Grand Slams.
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'Speechless' Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Slam crown
An emotional Aryna Sabalenka said it will take a "few more days" to sink in after battling from a set down to win a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday."I was just super happy that I was able to handle all the emotions in the last game, it was super tough for me," added Sabalenka, who had reached three Grand Slam semi-finals before this year but never gone farther.
- NBC Sports
Brazilians win Australian Open mixed doubles title
The Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title.
- NBC Sports
Paul, McDonald on US Davis Cup team; Nainkin interim captain
Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald, are among the players picked by interim captain David Nainkin for the U.S. Davis Cup team's matches at Uzbekistan.
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Australian Open day 13: Aryna Sabalenka wins first grand slam singles title
The story of the 13th day of action from Melbourne Park.