Aryna Sabalenka’s Australian Open final and the best and worst of Grand Slam problems
MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s hard to have a better 16 months in tennis than the past 16 months for Aryna Sabalenka. The roll started in September 2024, with a redemptive U.S. Open title, a year after a raucous collapse on Arthur Ashe against Coco Gauff. Sabalenka has been mostly dominant ever since, reaching four of the next five Grand Slam finals, plus another big final at the WTA Tour Finals. She has been the year-end world No. 1 for two seasons in a row. Reaching finals is not what Sabalenka w
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Elena Rybakina beats No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka’s first words to Elena Rybakina after losing Australian Open Final
Aryna Sabalenka fell just short on Rod Laver Arena… She dropped the opening set 6-4, but responded by taking the second by the same scoreline, setting up a decider in the Australian Open final. Sabalenka then jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third, but Rybakina clawed her way back into it, continuing to impress in their rematch of last year’s final.
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Rybakina beats Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
