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An Australian Open Final With Tennis and Debate on the Ukraine War

Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian-turned-Kazakh will play a Belarusian in the finals, which is sure to stir the debate over whether athletes from those countries should participate in international sports.

By Matthew Futterman

Rybakina, Elena Sabalenka, Aryna Tennis

Elena Rybakina Will Play Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open Women’s Final

Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have thunderous first serves and fast-paced groundstrokes, and are hard-wired to go for winners.

By Christopher Clarey

Garcia, Caroline (1993- ) Sabalenka, Aryna Tennis Women's Tennis Assn

A Surprising WTA Finals Victory Mirrors the Year in Women’s Tennis

Caroline Garcia, ranked just 79th in May, won the season-ending championship and will finish at No. 4 in a year that saw Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty retire.

By Christopher Clarey

China Peng Shuai Sabalenka, Aryna Simon, Steve (1955- ) Swiatek, Iga (2001- ) Tennis Women's Tennis Assn

WTA Chief Talks Money, China and Why Tennis Needs More Female Coaches

Even without China’s “zero-Covid” policy, Steve Simon said that unresolved concerns about Peng Shuai would keep women’s tennis away from Shenzhen and a lucrative 10-year-deal to stage the Finals.

By Christopher Clarey