Australian Open 2025: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson preview, prediction, and live stream details
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fended off Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to set herself a third-round clash with Clara Tauson.
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Aryna Sabalenka is chasing history in the ongoing Australian Open. If she wins the tournament, she will become the first woman since Martina Hingis to win three titles at Melbourne Park on the trot.
She has reached the third round in the tournament and is set to lock horns with Clara Tauson, the 42nd-ranked player from Denmark. It will be a match of players who have already lifted their first title in the 2025 season.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson : Match Details
- Tournament: Australian Open 2025
- Match: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson
- Date: January 17, 2025
- Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
- Round: Third round
- Time: TBD
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson: Match Preview
Aryna Sabalenka started her 2025 season by participating at the Brisbane International. Without dropping a set, she reached the final and overcame Polina Kudermetova in three sets.
After warming up well for the season’s first Major event, the 2024 US Open champion landed in Melbourne to defend her title. She breezed past Sloane Stephens and fought back after being down 5-2 in the second set against her second-round opponent Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to book a spot in the third round.
Clara Tauson on the other hand, started the season by participating at the ASB Classic. She reached the final and faced former World No.1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
She won the match because, after losing the first set, Osaka retired from the match due to an abdominal injury. The 22-year-old was scheduled to meet Anhelina Kalinina at the Hobart International but she withdrew from the tournament.
At the Australian Open, Tauson fended off Linda Noskova in the first round but defeated Tatjana Maria easily in the second round.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson: Match Prediction
Aryna Sabalenka has never met Clara Tauson before on the WTA Tour so their head-to-head record currently stands at 0-0. Sabalenka is the favorite to win this match as she has impressive records on the hard-court Grand Slam events, winning three singles titles (two Australian Open and one US Open).
Tauson, however, reached the third round of the Australian Open for the second time in her career (first in 2022). She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, but has never advanced to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event.
March Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka to win in straight sets.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Clara Tauson: Live Stream Details
- USA – Tennis Channel
- UK – Eurosport
- Canada – TSN, RDS
- Australia – Channel 9, Stan Sport
- India – SonyLiv
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