MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Saturday from the Australian Open (all times local):
8:25 p.m.
Caroline Wozniacki has captured the first set against Simona Halep in the Australian Open women's final, 7-6 (2).
Halep was broken in her first service game to go down a quick 2-0. Wozniacki didn't face pressure on her serve until the ninth game when she went down 0-40 and faced triple break point. Halep then converted the break to make it 4-5 when Wozniacki floated a forehand long.
Wozniacki went ahead in the tiebreaker, winning the last three points. It's the first set she's won in a Grand Slam final.
7:30 p.m.
The Australian Open women's final between No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki has begun at Rod Laver Arena.
Both players are looking for their first Grand Slam title after coming up short twice before — Halep losing twice in the French Open final, Wozniacki twice at the U.S. Open.
The conditions were hot and humid when the match started with the temperature at 32 degrees Celsius (90 Fahrenheit).
Wozniacki won the toss and chose to serve.
3:55 p.m.
Australian Open officials say South Korean car company Kia Motors has extended its partnership with the tournament for another five years.
Kia has been an Australian Open sponsor for 17 years.
3:15 p.m
American Sebastian Korda, son of 1998 Australian Open men's champion Petr Korda, won the boys singles title on Saturday, beating Tseng Chun Hsin of Taiwan 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the final on Rod Laver Arena.
Liang En Shuo became the first player from Taiwan to win the girls singles crown, beating France's Clara Burel 6-3, 6-4. It was the 18th consecutive singles victory for Liang.