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 ...

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.

Here are our five best opening-round matches to watch once the action gets underway at Melbourne Park on Sunday. H2H: Sabalenka 4-0 Stephens Two-time defending champion Sabalenka is the tournament ...

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 ...

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 ...