Aryna Sabalenka bests Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne on Saturday. This is the first time that the Belarussian conquered this tournament. Her best achievement in this event so far was reaching the 4th round. Here you can see when her history at this event.
The Belarussian added $ 1,350,000 to her prize money after conquering this final. She has earned $ 2,975,000 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elena Rybakina Australian Open – Melbourne
Sabalenka’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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After this match, the head to head between Sabalenka and Rybakina is 4-0 for Aryna.
This was the 12th career title for Aryna. (see list of titles and finals). Rybakina remains with 3rd titles after she conquered the tournament in Bucharest 2019, in Hobart 2020 and in Wimbledon 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The Kazakhstani won the set after she broke Sabalenka in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Belarussian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, the Kazakhstani maintained the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
Aryna lost the 3rd game (2-1) when she had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0.
They contested 52 points. The Kazakhstani conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Belarussian (29-23). Elena conceded 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the net, Aryna conceded 13 points on serve (17-13).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Belarussian grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) before finally winning the set (6-3).
They contested 87 points. Aryna won 9 points more than the Kazakhstani (48-39). Sabalenka conceded 14 points on serve (25-14). Regarding the other side of the net, the Kazakhstani conceded 23 points on serve (25-23).
Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Aryna clinched in the 7th game (4-3) before finally conquering the set (6-4).
They played 83 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 17 points more than Rybakina (50-33). Aryna dropped 12 points on serve (29-12). on the other side of the court, the Kazakhstani conceded 21 points on serve (21-21).
