Australian Open Results: Rybakina beat Azarenka: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday. Rybakina added to what already was an impressive run through a string of top opponents. Follow Australian Open 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Australian Open Results: Rybakina beats Azarenka to reach first Australian Open final
A brilliant performance 👏
Elena Rybakina is heading to the #AO2023 women’s singles final!@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/w7vEytvVdX
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2023
Azarenka, the champion at Melbourne Park in 2012 and 2013, joined a list of players eliminated by Rybakina over the past two weeks that includes No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 17 Jelena Ostapenko — both owners of major titles — and 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins.
Welcome to your first #AusOpen final, Elena Rybakina ✨#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/Cf188RKhR9
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2023
As usual, Rybakina did it with her powerful serve, adding nine aces Thursday to bring her total to a tournament-high 44, and stinging groundstrokes that she used to close points seemingly at will. The performance was particularly noteworthy against a returner and defender as established on hard courts as Azarenka, a former No. 1 and a three-time runner-up at the U.S. Open.
In Saturday’s final, Rybakina will take on either No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus or unseeded Magda Linette of Poland. Sabalenka took a 9-0 mark in 2023 into Thursday’s second semifinal, while Linette made it to that stage of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 30 appearances.
Australian Open Results: Rybakina beats Azarenka to reach first Australian Open final
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