Not to mention reigning champion Ash Barty‘s retirement last March. Other multiple major winners were also absent: Simona Halep due to a provisional doping ban and Angelique Kerber due to pregnancy. Open, Naomi Osaka‘s pregnancy break and Venus Williams‘ withdrawal due to injury. That’s due to Serena Williams‘ retirement after the U.S. Some of the biggest names in women’s tennis weren’t at this year’s Australian Open, the first major field without any woman with four or more Slam titles since the 2003 U.S. 5 seed from Belarus, made her first Grand Slam final after reaching three previous semifinals. 22 seed from Kazakhstan, knocked out three consecutive major champions en route to the final, including top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland. Elena Rybakina plays Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open women’s final, pitting the reigning Wimbledon champion against one of the best players yet to win a major.
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