Sloane Stephens, Jozy Altidore wed on New Year's Day
Other Sports | January 05, 2022 11:46 ISTStephens and Altidore confirmed the news by posting their wedding photo on Tuesday on their Instagram accounts
Stephens and Altidore confirmed the news by posting their wedding photo on Tuesday on their Instagram accounts
Sloane Stephens entered the third round with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 21st seed Coco Gauff.
Stephens, a former top 10 player now ranked 73rd, committed only 14 unforced errors. Her best showing at Wimbledon was in 2013, when she reached the quarterfinals.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka put a renewed focus on mental health when she pulled out of the French Open on Monday and cited difficulties in dealing with "huge waves of anxiety."
Stephens defeated no.18 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5 in one hour, 55 minutes to move into the pre-quarterfinals on Saturday.
Sloane Stephens was defeated 3-6, 4-6 by Anna Kalinskaya while Coco Gauff defeated Anastasia Potapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of US Open.
The fourth-seeded Stephens committed 32 unforced errors while Voegele had four aces playing in windy conditions in the Southern California desert.
Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.
Stephens beat Sevastova in the same round last year en route to her first Grand Slam title, but she missed numerous chances resulting in a loss.
Despite playing on only 15 hours rest, Halep was in control from the outset against the 15th-seeded Barty, eliminating the Australian in 71 minutes.
The 25-year-old Stephens, ranked No. 3 in the world, won a hard-court title in Miami in March and lost the French Open final to Simona Halep. In the quarterfinals, the American will face Anastaija Sevastova of Latvia.
Halep added Grand Slam trophy No. 1 to her No. 1 ranking, coming back from a set and a break down to beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Sloane Stephens enters Saturday's French Open final against No. 1 Simona Halep with a 6-0 record in tournament title matches.
Halep assured herself of retaining the No. 1 ranking and reached her third final in Paris.
Their matchup provides a contrast in styles: Keys is a big hitter whose serves and forehands are the keys to her success; Stephens covers every inch of the court as well as anyone.
The 10th-seeded Stephens was a 6-2, 6-0 winner against No. 25 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in 52 minutes, while No. 13 Keys beat No. 31 Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 6-1, 6-4 in 65 minutes.
Halep needed to reach the quarterfinals to progress further than No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to hold onto the top spot, and she accomplished the first task.
The 25-year old Stephens had beaten three former Grand Slam champions - Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka - to make it to the finals of Miami Open.
Stephens' opponent in Saturday's final will be sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko, who beat American qualifier Danielle Collins 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the other semifinal of Miami Open.
US Open champion Sloane Stephens lost her first match of the year, beaten 6-3, 6-0 by Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi and is short of match practice ahead of the Australian Open which starts in Melbourne next week.
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