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Aryna Sabalenka Beats Paula Badosa To Reach Australian Open 2025 Women’s Singles Final

January 23, 2025 admin

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final. The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys…

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Paula Badosa Withdraws From Wuhan Open Amid Racism Row

October 8, 2024 admin

File photo of Paula Badosa© AFP Former world number two Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week’s Wuhan Open, organisers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photo. Tournament organisers said the Spaniard had pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournament, citing a gastrointestinal illness, hours before her first round…

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No More ‘Crazy’ Rivalries As Best Friends Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa Meet At French Open

May 30, 2024 admin

The dark “intense, crazy” days when the likes of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova bitterly and publicly aired their grievances are long gone, says Aryna Sabalenka. To illustrate her point, world number two Sabalenka will happily take on best friend Paula Badosa for a place in the last 32 of the French Open…

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Tennis World Rallies Around Aryna Sabalenka At Miami Open After Boyfriend’s Death

March 20, 2024 admin

World number two Aryna Sabalenka intends to play in the Miami Open this week, organisers said Tuesday, as fellow players offered their support following the death of her boyfriend in an apparent suicide. Sabalenka’s partner, Belarusian former NHL ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, 42, died late Monday after jumping from the balcony of a room…

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