BREAKING: Aryna Sabalenka has won the first Grand Slam title of her career after beating Elena Rybakina in the 2023 Australian Open.
, has long been tipped to lift a major trophy and was one of the favourites at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka, seeded fifth, has previously had a tendency to crumble in key pressure moments and made headlines in the build-up to the final againstSabalenka headed into the final in incredible form, though, with her last-four victory seeing her become just the third player since the turn of the century to win her first 10 matches at the start of a season without dropping a single set.
She got off to a nervous start and made a double fault on the very first point of the match before recovering to hold serve but it was Kazakhstan’s Rybakina who registered the first break – despite Sabalenka racing into a 40-love lead – as the Belarusian suffered a double fault before hammering a forehand off court.
Sabalenka’s powerful hitting was impressive, though, and she worked her way back into the first set with a break of her own as Rybakina chose the wrong shot, coming into the net and letting Sabalenka shoot a backhand past her. Rybakina then registered her second break as Sabalenka struggled with her second serves and the 22nd-seed held her serve to claim the first set 6-4 – in what was the first set Sabalenka had lost in 11 matches.ð A new name on the trophy and it belongs to Aryna SabalenkaFrom a set down to becoming Australian Open champion and her emotions show it âï¸ ð
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