Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus prepares to serve to Clara Tauson of Denmark during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus serves to Clara Tauson of Denmark during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne,

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was put to the test but came through in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 over Denmark’s Clara Tauson to make it to the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 on Friday, January 17.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to battle hard to beat Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Friday and reach the second week of the Australian Open after suffering another bout of the serving jitters. The world number one remained on track to ...

Aryna Sabalenka faced Denmark’s Clara Tauson in an intense match at the third round of the Australian Open 2025. The Belarusian emerged victorious with a 7(7)-6(5), 6-4 score over her opponent.

LINZ, AUSTRIA (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Upper Austria Ladies Linz at Intersport Arena Linz (seedings in parentheses): Clara Tauson (8), Denmark, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3.

World No.1 and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fended off 42nd-ranked Clara Tauson of Denmark 7-6 (5), 6-4 in their third-round match on Rod Laver Arena to enter the round of 16 at the Australian Open on Friday.

The sixth day of the Australian Open saw Aryna Sabalenka and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova advance to the fourth round. Sabalenka overcame a challenging match against Clara Tauson, while Pavlyuchenkova defeated Laura Siegemund.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the longest Australian Open women's singles winning streak in more than a decade after advancing out of the third round on Friday in Melbourne.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Clara Tauson of Denmark in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 17 ...

Other seeds winning in straight sets were No. 6 Anastasia Potapova of Russia, No. 7 Elina Avanesyan of Armenia and No. 8 Clara Tauson of Denmark. Russia's Anna Blinkova ousted Austria's Sinja Kraus 7-6 (3), 6-2 in one hour, 39 minutes in a clash of unseeded players.

Mertens faced six break points but saved them all, while converting 5 of 8 opportunities to break Townsend's serve. Mertens moves on to face Germany's Tatjana Maria, who was a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 winner over Ukrainian foe Yuliia Starodubtseva.

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