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Updated On: 11 January, 2024 07:25 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka could pose threat to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek as she targets maiden glory Down Under; Naomi Osaka returns
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Poland’s Iga Swiatek during a training session at Melbourne Park yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Iga Swiatek is in scintillating form as she seeks a maiden Australian Open crown, but she could face a stiff test from defending champion Aryna Sabalenka while two-time winner Naomi Osaka is making her comeback. World No. 1 Swiatek has won 17 of her 18 matches since she lost in the fourth round of her US Open title defence, going on to win the China Open and the WTA Finals.
The Pole has started the new season with a flourish, winning all five of her singles at the United Cup last week. But the four-time Grand Slam champion knows Sabalenka, who last year became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach at least the semi-finals of all four Grand Slams, is a huge threat.
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