It promises to be an entertaining first day at the Australian Open with 16 intriguing matches on the slate at Melbourne Park ... Tope: Sloane Stephens went on a seven-match win streak last ...

while Aryna Sabalenka's bid for a hat-trick of titles starts on Sunday against Sloane Stephens. The first Grand Slam of the ...

Sabalenka faces 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens, followed by Zverev against ... The tournament takes place on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park, featuring best-of-three-set matches ...

But Aryna Sabalenka could likely build that reputation for herself when she begins her campaign at the Melbourne Park starting ... be former US Open champion Sloane Stephens in round one ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling ...

The Belarusian began her campaign in Melbourne with a routine win over American Sloane Stephens in what could ... the fast-playing surfaces of Melbourne Park being well-suited to her powerful ...

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defense by defeating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the ... 1999 to win three titles in a row in Melbourne.