Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women's field at the 2025 Australian Open. The year's first Grand Slam tournament begins on the hard courts of Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time,

Aryna Sabalenka is coming off a massive 2024: Last year, the Belarus native won both the Australian and US Opens, finishing the year at No. 1 in the world singles rankings. But when she starts to feel the pressure, Aryna does what any other 26-year-old would do: She goes shopping and eats a satisfying meal.

On Monday, January 20, 2025, the world number two Iga Świątek met the German Lucky Loser Eva Lys in the round of 16 of the Australian Open but it was a one sided affair in truth. Lys, who advanced

Given everything she has already achieved in her fledgling career – and the weight of expectation she has borne as one of tennis’ rising superstars – it’s sometimes easy to forget that Coco Gauff is still only 20 years old.

While Jannik Sinner has the ATP No. 1 ranking locked in no matter what happens at the Australian Open this year, there are three women who can leave Melbourne with the WTA No. 1 ranking—the current Top 3 of Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff.

It’s been a rough stretch for incumbents globally. Name a country, we will show you an ousted world leader. In 2024, the citizenry in 70 countries—accounting for about half the world’s population—went to the polls and many voted out the ruling party.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was recently filmed practicing with Polish rival Iga Swiatek, and the Belarusian superstar later opened up on her current relationship with the four-time Roland Garros champion.

Iga Swiatek insists she is not thinking too much about the prospect of overthrowing Aryna Sabalenka from the world No. 1 spot as the Pole believes she will get there if she produces good play and results. Since mid-September, the five-time Grand Slam champion has been ranked at No. 2 in the world and currently 8,120 ranking points.

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The quarterfinal pairings in the women's singles have been decided at the Australian Open in Melbourne. They are as follows: Aryna Sabalenka is the women's singles defending champion of the Australian Open.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, and game-by-game updates as Eva Lys and Iga Swiatek square off beofre Alex de Minaur takes on American star Alex Michelsen.

Eight women remain in the 2025 Australian Open, and three of them are Americans. That group of quarterfinalists is headlined by No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and includes No. 8 Emma Navarro and No. 19 Madison Keys. Gauff, 20, will look to continue her hot start to the season when she meets No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain at 7:30 ET on Monday night.