This Saturday (5:30 a.m. in Chile) the Belarusian will seek her first Grand Slam and the Kazakh will try to add her second major in a year, after her consecration at Wimbledon 2022.
In the women’s draw, there are only two players left standing. They are Aryna Sabalenka (5th WTA) and Yelena Rybakina (25th), two of the most important players on the circuit today. While the first has become two world champions and has just won the WTA final, the second was Wimbledon champion last year.
This is why the end of this Saturday (05:30 Chilean time) It attracts the attention of all tennis fans. It will not only be a duel between two of the most in-form players on the circuit, but also the chance that history will continue to be written. For the Belarusian, it will be her first Grand Slam final after five years at the highest level and the great chance to remove the doubts that have always existed around her ability to conquer a big one. For many moments in his career he struggled, but now he seems to have everything to celebrate in Melbourne.
Ahead of that will be one of the most orderly players on the circuit. With her appearance at Wimbledon 2022, the Kazakh nationalized Russian has become a top tennis player with a fine track record of victories. He will reach this final having lost only one set and showing more than solid play in the second week.
Indeed, in the semi-finals, she beat the double champion of the Australian Open (2012 and 2013), Victoria Azarenka (24th). It was a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory for the current No. 25 in the WTA rankings. before that, yeah He had eliminated Iga Swiatek (world number one and defending champion at Roland Garros and the US Open), Jelena Ostapenko (17th) and Danielle Collins (11th).
Sabalenka, for her part, is not left out either, since to qualify for the final she beat the big surprise of the tournament, the Polish Magda Linette (45th) and also extended her record of not losing sets. throughout this edition of the Australian Open.
The other players beaten by the Belarusian were Donna Vekic (64th), Belina Bencic (10th) and Elise Mertens (32nd) . Plus, Sabalenka comes with the WTA Finals title under her arm.
Just a year after breaking down in tears on the pitch for hitting 21 double faults in one game. And this is the grand prize of the 5 in the world. At the start of 2022, he had his worst moment as a professional, suffering a deep crisis of confidence and results. , but he was able to reinvent himself and return to the top. The title in Melbourne is perhaps the step that comes full circle.
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