The Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy was presented to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Royal Botanical Gardens the morning following her victory over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles final of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia.
The day after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles Australian Open tennis tournament final, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus posed with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy in Melbourne’s Royal Botanical Gardens.
At her photo shoot along the picturesque Yarra river, Sabalenka wore a stunning pink dress. There was champagne flowing and the Australian Open trophy was shining brightly in the Melbourne sun.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2023
Now the world no.
5, Sabalenka played her last match on the 28th of January when she defeated world no.25 Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 12th career title.This season Sabalenka has an overall 11-0 match record. Sabalenka has won 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.