Australian Open final analysis: Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka for second Grand Slam title
Follow live coverage of the Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia — Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park Saturday night. The No. 5 seed prevailed over the No. 1 seed in a tight, serve-dominated match, ultimately decided by Rybakina’s first-set efficiency, two pivotal runs of games and Sabalenka’s inability to impose her variety on the contest. It is Rybakina’s first Australian Open title and her second Grand Slam singles title. The win t
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Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss in the championship decider here in 2023. It was a second major title for fifth-seeded Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and entered that Australian final four years ago as the only major winner in the contest. While Sabalenka went on to win another three majors, including back-to-back triumphs in Australia and the 2024 and ’25 victories at the U.S. Open, Rybakina’s results dipped and she didn’t reach another major final until this tournament.
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