Polina Kudermetova. The 21-year-old qualifier was eventually overwhelmed 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour and 46 minutes. But she made Sabalenka work, belying her lowly position and giving fair warning to ...

On Sunday, Sabalenka came back to defeat 21-year-old qualifier Polina Kudermetova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final to secure her 18th career title. Sabalenka won her first Brisbane title in 2023, when the ...

Aryna Sabalenka braced for her Australian Open title defence with a gritty win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday (January 5, 2025). The ...

Sabalenka found herself down a set and a break point to qualifier Polina Kudermetova at 2-1. What changed? “I was trying to understand my body situation -- how can I finish this match, how can I turn ...

Down a set and nearly a break against the younger Kudermetova sister, 21-year-old qualifier Polina, in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Aryna Sabalenka remembered who she is.

The Belarusian put in a fine performance to beat qualifier Polina Kudermetova, who put up a strong fight in the final. Sabalenka reached her second successive final at the WTA 500 event following ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka enjoyed the perfect warm-up for next week's Australian Open when she downed Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova to win the Brisbane International on Sunday.