Elena Rybakina powers into Australian Open final
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina defeated Victoria Azarenka to reach her second grand slam final at the Australian Open.
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Rybakina beats Azarenka to reach first Australian Open final
MELBOURNE : Elena Rybakina stormed to her first Australian Open final with a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, wearing the twice champion down in a cagey first set before dominating to close out the match.
Australian Open 2023, 1st Women's Semi-final Highlights: Elena Rybakina Beats Victoria Azarenka In Straight Sets To Enter Final
Australian Open 2023, Women's Semi-Final Highlights: Elena Rybakina defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to enter the final of Australian Open Women's Singles on Thursday. Rybakina broke Azarenka's serve twice in the second set to seal it 6-3. This happened after Elena Rybakina had already claimed the first set 7-6 (7/4) against Victoria Azarenka.
Sabalenka on cusp of Australian Open crown and all-Belarusian final
MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka will attempt on Thursday to set up an all-Belarusian final at the Australian Open, and in doing so give organizers a headache. Two-time Melbourne champion Azarenka faces Elena Rybakina in the first women’s semifinal on Rod Laver Arena, with Sabalenka up against Poland’s unseeded Magda Linette after that. Should Azarenka and Sabalenka progress to Saturday’s final, it will be the first time two Belarusian players have contested the championship match at a tennis major.
Belarusian and Russian charge in Melbourne throws spotlight on Wimbledon ban
LONDON : A first ever Grand Slam final featuring two players from Belarus remains a possibility while a Russian also remains in contention at the Australian Open - a scenario that will not have gone unnoticed by the organisers of Wimbledon.
Azarenka up for the challenge as Sabalenka seeks calm
MELBOURNE : An Australian Open women's draw that has defied prediction gets down to business in the semi-finals on Thursday with Victoria Azarenka on the cusp of a remarkable revival and her compatriot Aryna Sabalenka the only remaining top-20 seed.
Tsitsipas, Khachanov, Rybakina, Azarenka reach Australian Open semifinals
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Unseeded Linette defeats former No. 1 Pliskova, advances to Australian Open semifinal
Two days after advancing to her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal, unseeded Magda Linette has gone one better and is into the Australian Open semifinals.