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    A straight sets win and a star-studded selfie for women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka to start her Australian Open campaign

    A straight sets win and a star-studded selfie for women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka to start her Australian Open campaign


    The two-time champion beat Tiantsoa Rakotomanga 6-4, 6-1.

    Watching on at Rod Laver Arena were... Rod Laver and Roger Federer.

    Sabalenka admits she felt pressure to impress.



    Men's top seed Carlos Alcaraz has also advanced in straight sets.

    TENNIS COVERAGE WITH EYE INSTITUTE.  DISCOVER A WORLD FREE OF GLASSES AND CONTACTS

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Sports News
     19 Jan: Cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, stretching her overall lead to 24 seconds heading into today's final leg on the Adelaide Hills
     19 Jan: Some football spice to enliven the African Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and Senegal in Rabat
     19 Jan: A Pakistani team has created a first-class cricket record when they won a match, despite setting their opponents 40 to win
     19 Jan: A pioneering moment for the Black Caps at Indore
     19 Jan: A pioneering moment for the Black Caps at Indore - New Zealand have completed a first one-day international cricket series victory in eight attempts away against India, winning the decider by 41 runs after posting 337 for eight
     18 Jan: A positive mindset for Aryna Sabalenka as she gets her campaign underway at the Australian Tennis Open
     18 Jan: Phoenix winger Nikola Mileusnic is appreciating being back to full fitness ahead of tonight's trip to second-placed Sydney FC in the men's A-League
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     Today's News

    		 Health & Safety:
    Biosecurity officials hunting Queensland fruit flies in Auckland - have found nothing after another weekend of precautions 11:57

     Cycling:
    Cyclist Ally Wollaston has secured two stage wins from two on the Tour Down Under, stretching her overall lead to 24 seconds heading into today's final leg on the Adelaide Hills 11:27

     International:
    Meals you can get kids on board with 11:17

     Soccer:
    Some football spice to enliven the African Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and Senegal in Rabat 11:07

     Living & Travel:
    The Mountain Safety Council's agrees there are plenty of questions - after a 66-year-old tramper has been found alive, after three weeks of fruitless searching 10:47

     Politics:
    View from The Hill: Albanese retreats on post-Bondi bill, as he takes poll hit 10:27

     Cricket:
    A Pakistani team has created a first-class cricket record when they won a match, despite setting their opponents 40 to win 10:27

     National:
    Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis affect thousands in NZ – a new study reveals the staggering cost 10:17

     Politics:
    China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate 10:07

     International:
    What Trump has planned for 'the biggest birthday party ever' as the US turns 250 10:07

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