Sloane Stephens qualifies for Australian Open, her 1st major tournament in a year
Sloane Stephens has qualified for the Australian Open, her first major tournament since a first-round loss to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park a year ago. The 2017 U.S. Open champion entered the qualifying rounds for the season’s first Grand Slam event with a ranking of No. 1,097 after a long stretch recovering from a left foot injury.
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