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Two-time major champion Simona Halep and second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka each won their third-round matches at the Australian Open.
Iga Swiatek continues to prove she belongs among the elite players in the world with a hard-fought semifinal win over Simona Halep at Indian Wells.
Serena Williams has returned to the Australian Open semifinals for the first time since she won the tournament in 2017.
Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open via walkover when her opponent, Olga Danilovic of Serbia, withdrew before their match.
Simona Halep beat Anett Kontaveit in only 53 minutes and will play Garbine Muguruza in the women’s semifinals.
The opponents of Serena Williams and Simona Halep didn’t offer much resistance Thursday in their women’s semifinal matches.
The dilemma facing LeBron James and the team that can’t possibly bring him a title became clear this summer.
Simona Halep, ranked No. 2 in the world and seeded No. 2 at the BNP Paribas Open women’s event, was another victim of the upsets that swept women’s No. 1 Naomi Osaka and men’s No. 1 Novak Djokovic out of the tournament Tuesday.
In the biggest upset of this year’s U.S. Open, Taylor Townsend went to the net often and eliminated Simona Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion.
Serena Williams starts with a fury — witness her sizzling serve — but lately has finished with a whimper.