Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Elena Rybakina received the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss within the championship decider right here in 2023.

4 years in the past she received the primary set however misplaced the ultimate in three. This time, after breaking within the first sport and taking the primary set, she rallied after shedding the second set and taking place 3-0 within the third. She received 5 straight video games after which closed out with an ace on her first championship level.

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It was a second main title for fifth-seeded Rybakina, who received Wimbledon in 2022 and entered that remaining 4 years in the past as the one main winner within the contest.

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