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Indian Wells 2022

11 Mar 2022

Naomi Osaka blows Sloane Stephens away on windy day at Indian Wells

After a lackluster first set, Naomi Osaka turned a switch in the second, racing out to a 4-0 lead as her serve and defense suddenly improved.

Sloane Stephens

05 Jan 2022

US Open champ Sloane Stephens ties knot with football star Jozy Altidore

Tennis star Sloane Stephens and football player Jozy Altidore got married on New Year 2022, World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka faced her biggest career defeat by World No.100 Kajaa Juvan.

31 Aug 2021

US Open 2021: Former champion Sloane Stephens wins thrilling opener

It was the first time the pair had met on Ashe since Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys in the final four years ago for her first – and thus far only – Major title.

02 Jun 2021

Osaka should be applauded for prioritising mental health, says Stephens

Coco Gauff, who shared an emotional on-court interview with Osaka after falling to her at the 2019 US Open, echoed Stephens’ comments. Japan’s Osaka left the claycourt Grand Slam on Monday after refusing to attend the mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression for three years.

06 Sep 2020

US Open 2020: Serena beats Stephens in tough third-round test

Serena Williams survived a third-round scare at the US Open to topple 2017 champion Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Williams, 38, dropped the first set but a dramatic fightback ensured that she kept alive her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Serena is chasing her 7th US Open title and next faces Greek Maria Sakkari, who beat her in the third round of the Western & Southern Open just 10 days ago.

05 Sep 2020

US Open 2020: Serena Williams faces Sloane Stephens threat in third round

Serena Williams continues her push for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam when she takes on fellow American and 2017 champion Sloane Stephens in the third round. Williams has blitzed through the draw without dropping a set but faces a tricky third-round test against the 26th-seeded Stephens. Williams, 38, has defeated her 27-year-old compatriot in four straight matches since a defeat in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Australian Open.

16 Sep 2019

Karolina Pliskova qualifies for WTA Finals in Shenzhen

Pliskova won the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on Sunday, adding to trophies won in Brisbane, Rome and Eastbourne.

20 Aug 2019

Sloane Stephens parts ways with coach Sven Groeneveld ahead of US Open

Stephens will now shift her focus on the US Open, which is slated to take place from August 26 to September 28.

05 Jun 2019

Jo Konta beats Sloane Stephens to enter French Open semi-finals

Jo Konta cantered into the semi-finals of the French Open on Tuesday, blitzing American Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-4.

04 Jun 2019

French Open: Stephens keen to end Konta run in quarter finals

Sloane Stephens is hopeful that the Roland Garros clay will prove to be the "neutraliser" when she faces Johanna Konta in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday seeking a first win over the Briton.

24 May 2019

Karolina Pliskova hopes hitting with Simona Halep will pay off

The powerful Czech is being tipped as a potential champion this year after winning in Rome last week -- her biggest claycourt title to date.

10 May 2019

Simona Halep sees off Belinda Bencic to reach Madrid Open final

Halep has defeated Bencic for the first time since the first clash between the duo during the third round of Wimbledon 2014.

06 May 2019

Petra Kvitova battles into third round of Madrid Open

Kvitova will now face either Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea or former World No four Caroline Garcia in the last-16 of the tournament.

06 Apr 2019

Madison Keys sees off Sloane Stephens to reach Charleston Open semis

The match on the green clay also featured a seesaw first set tie-breaker in which Keys jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Stephens stormed back with six straight points.

Stefanie Vogele

09 Mar 2019

Sloane Stephens stunned by qualifier Stefanie Vogele at Indian Wells

Vogele needed just over an hour to dispatch the fourth-seeded Stephens and push her overall record to 4-1 against the 2017 U.S. Open champion.

Australian Open

24 Jan 2019

Tennis: Australian Open run was no ''fluke'', says Danielle Collins

Florida-born Collins battled hard in the first set on a stifling day at Rod Laver Arena but ended up steamrolled 7-6(2) 6-0 by eighth seed Kvitova.

Australian Open

22 Jan 2019

Australian Open: Collins rallies past Pavlyuchenkova to reach first semi-final

The 25-year-old Collins had not won a match in her previous five Grand Slam appearances, but has now made it to the last four in her first main draw showing at Melbourne Park.

28 Oct 2018

Tennis: Sloane Stephens proud despite coming up short at WTA Finals

Sloane Stephens was disappointed but proud with her performance in Singapore after the American started well before fading to a 3-6 6-2 6-2 defeat by Ukraine`s Elina Svitolina.

28 Oct 2018

Tennis: Svitolina subdues Stephens to claim WTA Finals triumph

Stephens struggled to match Svitolina`s relentless pace with the Ukrainian moving 3-0 ahead after edging two epic games.

28 Oct 2018

WTA Finals: Sloane Stephens thumps Karolina Pliskova, enters final

After losing the first set, the 25-year-old made a thrilling comeback and conquered Pliskova in the next two games to eventually clinch a 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 win.

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