Iga Swiatek can now officially lay the doping saga to rest as the World Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed that they won't appeal the ruling made by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. In late November,
An American woman is a champion once again. After having to face the two best players in the world -- Iga Switaek and Aryna Sabalenka -- Madison Keys has claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Keys outlasted Sabalenka in the final on Saturday over three sets to accomplish the feat.
It's an up-and-down day for favorites and the husband-and-wife duo of Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina wo their singles matches.
The final match of the day saw American Learner Tien, playing in his first major outside of the U.S. Open, upset No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev in a five-set classic, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6, that ended at 2:54 a.m. local time. Medvedev had reached three of the past four Australian Open finals, but could not fend off a ferocious Tien.
Swiatek won the French Open and four WTA 1000 titles in an excellent 2024 that also included an Olympic bronze medal at the Paris Games. The Polish star also helped her country reach the semi-finals of the Billie Jean Cup,
The victory maintained the Polish star's dominance in France after also claiming Grand Slam wins there in 2020, 2022 and 2023.
Madison Keys pulled off a stunning victory, while Jannik Sinner charged to a convincing title defense. Plus, Paula Badosa and Ben Shelton impressed Down Under.
The International Tennis Federation named Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek as its 2024 world champions. Sinner, facing a potential ban, excelled in Grand Slams. Swiatek won the women's title amid a short doping suspension.
While Sinner will take on Rune, the other matches will see Italy's L. Sonego take on L. Tien who managed to get past Medvedev on his way here.
Fourth-round wrapped up at the 2025 Australian Open with men's world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and women's No. 2 Iga Swiatek among those to advance to the quarterfinals.
Three of the four top seeds will compete for the titles over the weekend, with an American looking to play spoiler
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday it would not lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Iga Swiatek after the former world number one tested positive for prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ).