Despite blowing three championship points, Aryna Sabalenka relies on her power game to defeat Elena Rybakina in three tense sets and claim her first major title at Melbourne Park.
abc.net.au/news/australian-open-final-elena-rybakina-aryna-sabalenka/101903824Aryna Sabalenka needed four championship points to win her first major singles title, defeating Elena Rybakina in a tense three-setter in the Australian Open women's final.She defeated Rybakina despite dropping the opening setFifth-seeded Sabalenka, making her debut in a major singles final, prevailed against Wimbledon champion Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 28 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
With the match having entered a deciding third set, Sabalenka got a vital break of serve in the seventh game to take a 4-3 lead against Kazakh Rybakina.Aryna Sabalenka won the second set against Elena Rybakina. Eventually, she found her composure to clinch victory, before falling on the court behind the baseline in tears, as she realised what she had just accomplished.
It seemed Sabalenka would comfortably hold serve in the third game when another two aces helped her shoot out to a 40-0 advantage. Sabalenka experienced the serving yips in the opening game of the second set when she faced two break points.
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