Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka blamed heavy balls and a slow court Friday as she dropped four serve games in a row before "pushing to the limit" to keep her Australian Open hat-trick dream alive.
Aryna Sabalenka could become only the sixth woman in the Open Era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. Should she do so, the Belarusian will join Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Steffi ...