Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka had a strange encounter with her opponent, American player Sloane Stephens, just ahead of their match. The duo will square off in the first round of the Australian Open.

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.

Sloane Stephens (No. 84 in the world) takes on Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.Sabalenka’s last match was a win, 6-2, 6-2, over Ashlyn Krueger

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 out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will begin her Australian Open title defense by facing former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

Coco Gauff and Iga Świątek will look to dethrone the two-time defending champion, who appears to be at the peak of her powers.

Favourites Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are set to meet in the semifinals of the women's singles draw at the 2025 Australian Open.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka is enjoying life as she started the year by winning the 2025 Brisbane International title and is now eyeing to bag her third Australian Open title.

Find the 2025 women’s Australian Open odds. Aryna Sabalenka is the favorite to win the Aussie Open at Melbourne Park.