Naomi Osaka, Belinda Bencic and Australian Open
Belinda Bencic returned to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire with an injury in the third round.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva 6-1 6-2 to romp into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday and remain on course for a third straight title.
Olympic champion took inspiration from her fellow players — but the WTA Tour can still do more for mothers returning to tennis
The No. 3 seed and social media star referenced the end of TikTok’s availability in the United States after rallying from a set down to reach a second straight quarterfinal in Melbourne.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff’s consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.
Tennis star Coco Gauff has mourned the loss of TikTok’s app back home. The 20-year-old from Florida wrote “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens and drew a broken heart right after winning a match at the Australian Open to reach the quarterfinals.
Coco Gauff fights from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic and join defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff rallied past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend winning streaks as Melbourne Park stifled in the summer heat on Sunday.
Having ended Bencic's hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time, Gauff will now face 11th seed Paula Badosa in the last eight
Coco Gauff explains why the recent TikTok ban in the United States has enabled her to find another "escape" to take her mind off the game of tennis.