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Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reaches another major final as she beats two-time winner Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open semi-finals.

That enabled Azarenka to fight back to 5-5 and earn three break points in the 11th game, only for Rybakina to regain her composure to hold and giving her the confidence to take control of the tie-break. Big serving has been one of the keys to her success and it teed up what many expected to be a fascinating contest against 33-year-old Azarenka, whose returning game has been a key to her success. Rybakina was also stuck on a small outside court for her Australian Open first-round match - although she insisted she "did not care" - but since then there has been no escaping the threat she posed in the draw. At the US Open last year, Rybakina said she did not "feel like" a major winner because she was ranked outside of the world's top 20 after points were stripped because of Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players. Rybakina has been one of the most unheralded Wimbledon champions in recent history as a result of her low profile and a lower-than-expected ranking caused by "I got a lot of experience from Wimbledon and I want to come on court [for the final] and enjoy the moment."

Elena Rybakina managed the decisive moments and defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final for the first time.

The consequence of that shift is evident in a run to the final that has been even more impressive than her first. Against Azarenka, the 2012 and 2013 champion, in slower, cold night conditions, she could not summon the level of her previous rounds. She received no respect with court assignments and her low seeding, still outside the top 20 due to the lack of points on offer at Wimbledon, meant she received far more difficult draws than a reigning grand slam champion would otherwise get. She broke serve quickly in the second set after a flurry of Azarenka mistakes and her own serve returned in full. As Rybakina’s greater weight of shot, with the power she generates so easily, met Azarenka’s incessant depth and industriousness, Rybakina moved ahead. Even as both players looked to take the initiative and dominate the baseline, this match was always going to be told in its contrasts.

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria ...

Sure, Rybakina again faltered for a bit while trying to serve out the victory at 5-2. A mistake-filled tiebreaker ended with Azarenka pushing a forehand wide to cap an 11-shot exchange, and the set belonged to Rybakina. It was breezy and chilly at Rod Laver Arena from the start of Rybakina vs. Rybakina encountered similar issues and her occasional inconsistency was encapsulated by the very first game. 1 and a three-time runner-up at the U.S. Rybakina might be seeded just 22nd in Melbourne, and ranked just 25th, but those numbers are rather misleading and not indicative at all of her talent and form. It wasn't the case that each and every shot Sabalenka hit landed right on a line, but it must have seemed that way to Linette. “Kind of hard to digest,” Azarenka said. Azarenka lost the mark on her strokes, for the most part, making things smoother for Rybakina, while Sabalenka raced to a 6-0 lead in hers. She delivered serves at up to 117 mph (189 kph) and stinging groundstrokes that she used to close points seemingly at will on Thursday. “In the tiebreaker, I really found my rhythm,” Sabalenka said. Sabalenka is far less cautious, though, and her penchant for high-risk, high-reward play was evident against Linette, who had never before been past the third round in 29 appearances at majors.

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as she put the match back on serve. "I'm super happy and proud. The errors piled up as Azarenka dropped serve again and she all but surrendered with a wild forehand to fall 5-2 behind. After that start, it was a surprise when Azarenka picked her off at the net to break her in the fifth game. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina was broken as she served for the set but Azarenka double-faulted to concede three match points in the next game, allowing the Kazakh to close out an emphatic win. In a match of wild momentum swings, Rybakina held her nerve as the 24th-seeded Belarusian Azarenka foundered in a messy first set tiebreak then dropped serve twice to fall 5-2 behind in the second set.

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Victoria Azarenka has been knocked out of the Australian Open at the semi final stage - Victoria Azarenka's Australian Open journey is over after losing the semi final Victoria Azarenka's bid for a third Australian Open title is OVER after Elena Rybakina dominates the Belarusian veteran to reach the final

Wimbledon champion Rybakina defeated Azarenka 7-6 6-3 while Sabalenka also progressed in straight sets to advance to Saturday's Australian Open final.

In previous years, the sight of the unseeded Magda Linette breaking in the opening game might have caused Sabalenka to wobble and then nosedive. It set the tone for her performance in the second set as Azarenka fell away. Rybakina came into the match with a tournament-high 35 aces and served impressively in the opening stages, but Azarenka’s accurate returns began to ask some testing questions. Rybakina’s ruthless attacks against the Azarenka second serve saw the Belarusian win just two points out of a possible 15 in the second set. The meeting of the two remaining grand slam champions in the draw was billed as a contest of serve against return. Key to Sabalenka’s form has been matching her intimidatingly aggressive game with a clear and calm mentality, qualities Rybakina has already displayed on her run to the Wimbledon title.

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Following his singles success, Hewitt then booked his place in the doubles final with playing partner Gordon Reid following a 6-4, 6-4 win against Daisuke Arai and Takashi Sanada. The world’s no1 player enjoyed a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory over Japan’s Takuya Miki to reach his third straight final at Melbourne Park, where he is bidding for his first title. Azarenka’s countrywoman Aryna Sabalenka fared better in her own semi-final against Magda Linette to reach the first Grand Slam showpiece of her career.

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Sabalenka took a 9-0 mark in 2023 into Thursday’s second semifinal, while Linette made it to that stage of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 30 appearances. 1 and a three-time runner-up at the U.S. The performance was particularly noteworthy against a returner and defender as established on hard courts as Azarenka, a former No.

Sabalenka beat Magda Linette 7-6 (1) 6-2 to reach her first grand slam singles final.

I didn’t start really well and in the tie-break I found my rhythm, started trusting myself and going for my shots.” The Belarusian hit 33 winners and maintained her record of not losing a set through 10 matches so far this season. Aryna Sabalenka will take on Elena Rybakina in a power battle in the final of the Australian Open.

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Eight of the last 10 females to have done so have been No 1 in the world at least once in their careers. Aryna Sabalenka has won the first 10 matches in 2023. I didn't start really well and in the tie-break I found my rhythm, started trusting myself and going for my shots." 3/7 "It's an incredible atmosphere and I'm super happy to be in the finals and play one more time here. For sure I'll try my best, I'll fight, and hopefully I'm going to win."

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She felt the benefit of having been in a semi-final before, saying: “I think because I knew what to expect. I’m proud of myself how I fought and I tried, but tennis-wise I felt like it just wasn’t there, especially in the important moments.” “There is still one more match to go,” said the Belarusian, who is yet to drop a set in 10 matches in 2023. “It’s good that I kind of break through in the semi-finals, but there is one more match to go. I’m super happy to be in the final and ready to give everything I have left in one day.” “I’m happy, at the same time tired,” said Rybakina.

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The reigning Wimbledon champion has every reason to be full of confidence heading into her second major final in the past seven months. But this time I think I was focusing more on the match, what I have to do, and maybe not to think what's going to come or what's going to happen around." Facing a resurgent Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals, Rybakina was broken three times but 36% of her first serves went unreturned. Before that event, she had been past the Round of 16 at a Slam once. Against World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the fourth round, Rybakina was broken twice, but 32% of her first serves went unreturned. But the 180-degree turnaround on her serve and the work she put in with her coaches, sports psychologist and biomechanical specialist isn't the only reason Sabalenka finally snapped her 0-3 record in Slam semifinals. Rybakina's run to her first major title last summer at Wimbledon was entirely uncharted territory. "I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point. As Sabalenka said in Adelaide, the competitive tiger still lives inside her, but she's learned to control it. Of the 20 sets she's won, beginning with her title run in Adelaide, she dropped more than four games only six times. Their last match on a hard court came at 2021 Abu Dhabi, where Sabalenka won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 en route to the title. Rybakina's power comes from her clean and flat ball-striking, one that is based on timing.

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She has beaten three straight Grand Slam singles champions to reach this final: Iga Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko and Azarenka, a 33-year-old Belarusian who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013. Sabalenka is seeded fifth and Rybakina 22nd, but that does not tell the whole tale. And yet her inconsistency and combustibility have, until now, kept her from reaching the top. But after losing her first three Grand Slam singles semifinals, she is now into her first final. “It was great tennis from me in the tiebreak.” The outcomes were strong. Both have lifted their games to new levels since then. The year’s first Grand Slam event runs from Jan. Rybakina, 23, is a quiet intimidator: her big serves and rolling, deep groundstrokes applying constant pressure. Rybakina is self-contained and difficult to read, maintaining an even keel throughout her matches. In this Australian Open, 16 to Jan.

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The Wimbledon champion claimed a 7-6 (4) 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena.

The pattern continued in the second set, with Rybakina punishing Azarenka when she missed her first serve and using her big game to keep her nose in front. For sure I’ll try my best, I’ll fight, and hopefully I’m going to win.” “I’m super happy and proud, with my team also,” said Rybakina.

Both Rybakina and Sabalenka progressed in straight-sets to reach the first grand slam final of the season.

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Sabalenka beat Magda Linette 7-6 (1) 6-2 to reach her first grand slam singles final.

I didn’t start really well and in the tie-break I found my rhythm, started trusting myself and going for my shots.” The Belarusian hit 33 winners and maintained her record of not losing a set through 10 matches so far this season. Aryna Sabalenka will take on Elena Rybakina in a power battle in the final of the Australian Open.

The big-hitting pair both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Thursday, with Wimbledon champion Rybakina beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4) ...

Stoiber takes on Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals of the girls’ singles while Hewett and Gordon Reid are in the wheelchair men’s doubles final. Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler are trying to follow in the footsteps of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, and they are into the final. Britain’s Ranah Stoiber is through to the girls’ semi-finals while Alfie Hewett reached finals in wheelchair men’s singles and doubles.

Victoria Azarenka has donned the colours of the French football champions at various stages during the Australian Open.

My son wore the white jersey today to his practice, and I tried to wear a white jersey to my match but couldn't. “But I can still step on the court in what I want to step on the court. The Belarusian’s tournament came to an end at the hands of Rybakina, after falling to a straight sets defeat to her rival.

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The Wimbledon champion claimed a 7-6 (4) 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena.

The pattern continued in the second set, with Rybakina punishing Azarenka when she missed her first serve and using her big game to keep her nose in front. For sure I’ll try my best, I’ll fight, and hopefully I’m going to win.” “I’m super happy and proud, with my team also,” said Rybakina.

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"Let's talk about that if I win it," she said. I knew I have to focus on every point. It was great tennis." "I don't like to speak about 'if'. "For sure they're very experienced players. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Two of the biggest hitters in women's tennis go toe-to-toe when Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in Saturday's Australian Open final in Melbourne.

"Now I more or less understand what to expect. "I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point. "I just have to take this responsibility and I just have to deal with that." But she is more than just a big serve and has enough all-court game to ward off most danger -- her wide reach and ability to hit winners off both wings enabling her to get out of trouble. Sabalenka is now so confident of handling her emotions -- demonstrated as she smoothly fought back from 2-0 down in the first set against Linette -- that she has dispensed with her sports psychologist. Belarusian fifth seed Sabalenka is in the form of her life and on the brink of a maiden Grand Slam crown.

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Sure, Rybakina again faltered for a bit while trying to serve out the victory at 5-2. A mistake-filled tiebreaker ended with Azarenka pushing a forehand wide to cap an 11-shot exchange, and the set belonged to Rybakina. It was breezy and chilly at Rod Laver Arena from the start of Rybakina vs. 1 and a three-time runner-up at the U.S. Rybakina might be seeded just 22nd in Melbourne, and ranked just 25th, but those numbers are rather misleading and not indicative at all of her talent and form. “Kind of hard to digest,” Azarenka said. It wasn’t the case that each and every shot Sabalenka hit landed right on a line, but it must have seemed that way to Linette. Azarenka lost the mark on her strokes, for the most part, making things smoother for Rybakina, while Sabalenka raced to a 6-0 lead in hers. She delivered serves at up to 117 mph (189 kph) and stinging groundstrokes that she used to close points seemingly at will on Thursday. “For sure, they’re very experienced players,” said Rybakina, whose parents and sister have been in town throughout the Australian Open. “In the tiebreaker, I really found my rhythm,” Sabalenka said. Sabalenka is far less cautious, though, and her penchant for high-risk, high-reward play was evident against Linette, who had never before been past the third round in 29 appearances at majors.

Sabalenka beat Magda Linette 7-6 (1) 6-2 to reach her first grand slam singles final.

I didn’t start really well and in the tie-break I found my rhythm, started trusting myself and going for my shots.” The Belarusian hit 33 winners and maintained her record of not losing a set through 10 matches so far this season. Aryna Sabalenka will take on Elena Rybakina in a power battle in the final of the Australian Open.

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