For the second straight year, Australia’s top-ranked woman may not even make the Australian Open, with hopes a brilliant home tournament won’t go unrewarded for Kim Birrell.
Injury tripped up Opelka and Osaka at the finish line; Rybakina moved forward ... then back; Sabalenka survived a new Kudermetova; the U.S. won United Cup; and Gauff vs. Swiatek turned spicy, then icy ...