Rybakina

Elena Rybakina powered her way past two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to reach the Australian Open final, winning 7-6 6-3 in just over an hour and 40 ...

I couldn’t play aggressive tennis, the ball wasn’t going as much, but I tried my best to win.” I’m super happy to be in the final and play one more time here. Rybakina has beaten former grand slam champions in consecutive matches to reach this stage – world No. The world No. Rybakina found her first serve again in the second set and broke Azarenka twice to take a commanding 5-2 lead and give herself a chance to serve for the match. However, that would be as good as it would get for Linette in the second as Sabalenka maintained the level she found in the tie break to win four straight games and race into a 4-1 lead. When everything clicks, the Russian-born Kazakh’s game is almost unstoppable and a marvel to watch. I’ll fight and, hopefully, I’m going to win.” “I’m super happy and proud, with my team also because without them it would be difficult to be here,” Rybakina said in her post-match interview. However, the 2022 Wimbledon winner perhaps started to feel the magnitude of the occasion for the first time, as her first serve all of a sudden deserted her to allow Azarenka to break back at the first time of asking and quickly level the scores at 5-5. We’ll see how it’s going to go – for sure, I’ll try my best. The momentum swung back and forth in the opening set and the more experienced Azarenka looked as though she had the upper hand going into the tie break, but Rybakina found her serve when she needed it most to take a crucial lead.

Elena Rybakina managed the decisive moments and defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final for the first time.

The consequence of that shift is evident in a run to the final that has been even more impressive than her first. Against Azarenka, the 2012 and 2013 champion, in slower, cold night conditions, she could not summon the level of her previous rounds. She received no respect with court assignments and her low seeding, still outside the top 20 due to the lack of points on offer at Wimbledon, meant she received far more difficult draws than a reigning grand slam champion would otherwise get. She broke serve quickly in the second set after a flurry of Azarenka mistakes and her own serve returned in full. As Rybakina’s greater weight of shot, with the power she generates so easily, met Azarenka’s incessant depth and industriousness, Rybakina moved ahead. Even as both players looked to take the initiative and dominate the baseline, this match was always going to be told in its contrasts.

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina is into her second major final after defeating Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open semifinals.

A sixth double fault from Azarenka gave Rybakina triple-break point and the Wimbledon champion converted after Azarenka's final shot landed in the net. In the end, I just was playing point by point no matter score. A clean return winner at 5-2, 30-40 gave the 33-year-old one break back, but Rybakina closed out the match on her return. Rybakina kept the sustained pressure on Azarenka's serve, breaking on five of 11 break points. "Not a great feeling right now to digest. Having lost just one set in the tournament, Rybakina proved a formidable frontrunner. But Rybakina broke straight back and settled herself on serve to take a 4-3 lead. As Azarenka's serve began to falter, Rybakina grabbed a second break to lead 5-2. Playing in her first Australian Open semifinal, Rybakina faced a major champion for the third straight match. This time it was Rybakina's turn to withstand the pressure on her serve. MELBOURNE, Australia -- Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina advanced to her second major final, defeating former No.1 Victoria Azarenka 7-6(4), 6-3 on Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals. Azarenka finished with 17 winners and 13 unforced errors.

MELBOURNE, Australia — It will be strength against strength and power against power in the Australian Open women's singles final on Saturday.

She has beaten three straight Grand Slam singles champions to reach this final: Iga Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko and Azarenka, a 33-year-old Belarusian who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013. Sabalenka is seeded fifth and Rybakina 22nd, but that does not tell the whole tale. And yet her inconsistency and combustibility have, until now, kept her from reaching the top. But after losing her first three Grand Slam singles semifinals, she is now into her first final. “It was great tennis from me in the tiebreak.” The outcomes were strong. Both have lifted their games to new levels since then. The year’s first Grand Slam event runs from Jan. Rybakina, 23, is a quiet intimidator: her big serves and rolling, deep groundstrokes applying constant pressure. Rybakina is self-contained and difficult to read, maintaining an even keel throughout her matches. In this Australian Open, 16 to Jan.

En finale samedi, la joueuse du Bélarus retrouvera la championne de Wimbledon, Elena Rybakina, qui a accédé à une deuxième finale en trois tournois du Grand ...

Azarenka a éventuellement expédié un retour hors des lignes après un échange de 11 coups et Rybakina s’est sauvée avec la première manche. Rybakina n’est que la 22e tête de série à Melbourne, et elle est la 25e joueuse au classement mondial, mais ces chiffres sont trompeurs et ne représentent pas son véritable potentiel. Fidèle à son habitude, Rybakina a misé sur son puissant service, qui a atteint par moments 189 km/h et lui a permis d’enregistrer neuf as- portant son total pour le tournoi à 44.

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments and will face No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka for the Australian ...

That could have played a role in the way the first set was as much of a seesaw as can be, with each player seeming to gain the upper hand and ceding it just as quickly. "I want to say a big 'thank you' from the players, because it's unbelievable what you've done for us, for the new generation," Rybakina said. It was breezy and chilly at Rod Laver Arena from the start of Rybakina vs. 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. The performance was particularly noteworthy against a returner and defender as established on hard courts as Azarenka, a former No. "Kind of hard to digest," Azarenka said. It wasn't the case that each and every shot Sabalenka hit landed right on a line, but it must have seemed that way to Linette. "For sure, they're very experienced players," said Rybakina, whose parents and sister have been in town throughout the Australian Open. [Iga Swiatek](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3730) and No. "Everything was new at Wimbledon," Rybakina said after hitting nine aces in the semifinals to raise her tournament-leading total to 44. The key to both semifinals, really, was a first-set tiebreaker. Sabalenka is far less cautious, though, and her penchant for high-risk, high-reward play was evident against Linette, who had never before been past the third round in 29 appearances at majors.

Il s'agit d'une première finale dans un tournoi du grand chelem pour Sabalenka.

À 5-3 à sa mise en jeu, Rybakina a eu une balle de manche, mais la Bélarusse s'est dressée avant de revenir à 5-5. Azarenka a effectué un dernier vol, avant de s'incliner quelques minutes plus tard à sa propre mise en jeu. Au deuxième engagement, elle a ensuite enregistré un double bris pour prendre les commandes 5-2 et servir pour le match. Elle n'a cependant pu empêcher sa rivale de forcer la tenue d'un bris d'égalité. Elle a réussi neuf as contre trois doubles fautes, mais a réussi 58 % de ses premières balles. Elle a empoché cinq jeux consécutifs pour mener 5-1.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka ...

A mistake-filled tiebreaker ended with Azarenka pushing a forehand wide to cap an 11-shot exchange, and the set now did belong to Rybakina. That allowed Rybakina to serve for the set, and she was a point from owning it at 40-30. Rybakina’s occasional inconsistency was encapsulated by the very first game. It was breezy and chilly at Rod Laver Arena from the start of Rybakina vs. Rybakina might be seeded just 22nd in Melbourne, and ranked just 25th, but those numbers are quite misleading and not indicative at all of her talent and form. The performance was particularly noteworthy against a returner and defender as established on hard courts as Azarenka, a former No.

ELENA RYBAKINA will take on Aryna Sabalenka for a big-hitting Australian Open women's final on Saturday. In two similar semi-finals, Wimbledon champion ...

With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. “There is still one more match to go,” said the Belarusian, who is yet to drop a set in 10 matches in 2023.

The women's 2023 Australian Open final is set: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will take on Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan after the two each won their semifinal ...

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Aryna Sabalenka is due for her major breakthrough. Elena Rybakina has been unflappable. Who has the edge in Saturday's Australian Open final?

The reigning Wimbledon champion has every reason to be full of confidence heading into her second major final in the past seven months. But this time I think I was focusing more on the match, what I have to do, and maybe not to think what's going to come or what's going to happen around." Facing a resurgent Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals, Rybakina was broken three times but 36% of her first serves went unreturned. Before that event, she had been past the Round of 16 at a Slam once. Against World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the fourth round, Rybakina was broken twice, but 32% of her first serves went unreturned. But the 180-degree turnaround on her serve and the work she put in with her coaches, sports psychologist and biomechanical specialist isn't the only reason Sabalenka finally snapped her 0-3 record in Slam semifinals. Rybakina's run to her first major title last summer at Wimbledon was entirely uncharted territory. "I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point. As Sabalenka said in Adelaide, the competitive tiger still lives inside her, but she's learned to control it. Of the 20 sets she's won, beginning with her title run in Adelaide, she dropped more than four games only six times. Their last match on a hard court came at 2021 Abu Dhabi, where Sabalenka won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 en route to the title. Rybakina's power comes from her clean and flat ball-striking, one that is based on timing.

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina began her Australian Open campaign on the outer courts at Melbourne Park but the 22nd seed is now just one step away from ...

"Let's talk about that if I win it," she said. I knew I have to focus on every point. It was great tennis." "I don't like to speak about 'if'. "For sure they're very experienced players. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Two of the biggest hitters in women's tennis go toe-to-toe when Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina clash in Saturday's Australian Open final in Melbourne.

"Now I more or less understand what to expect. "I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point. "I just have to take this responsibility and I just have to deal with that." But she is more than just a big serve and has enough all-court game to ward off most danger -- her wide reach and ability to hit winners off both wings enabling her to get out of trouble. Sabalenka is now so confident of handling her emotions -- demonstrated as she smoothly fought back from 2-0 down in the first set against Linette -- that she has dispensed with her sports psychologist. Belarusian fifth seed Sabalenka is in the form of her life and on the brink of a maiden Grand Slam crown.

Elena Rybakina versus Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final offers both contrast and similarity. Reigning Wimbledon champion Rybakina is now in her ...

With Rybakina and Sabalenka, we have two of them. February will be a fascinating month for the WTA. Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff will continue to generate strong results, each aided most of all by a strong work ethic and sheer love of the game. Australian Open Semifinal Previews: Elena Rybakina vs. As a California disruptor, raised to play on fast hard courts, my personal favorites are versatile stylists Jabeur and Daria Kasatkina, as well as early ball-strikers Caroline Garcia and Belinda Bencic. Many more players should be in the thick of things all year long. Rybakina in the semis overcame the sentimental favorite, 33-year-old Victoria Azarenka, 7-6 (4), 6-3. 2 on the tour totem pole The Rally: Rybakina vs. Victoria Azarenka; Aryna Sabalenka vs. 1 in Australia, and No. Sabalenka is a compelling battle for No.

Saturday's contest is, after all, Sabalenka's first singles title match at a Grand Slam tournament. Rybakina is more familiar with this stage: She won Wimbledon ...

But Sabalenka reworked the mechanics on her serve during a five-day session less than a month before the U.S. Then she found the serve. “As a matchup, I mean, it’s going to be a lot of mistakes, a lot of winners, I’m sure about that, from both sides, because there is going to be a lot of pressure," said Stefano Vukov, Rybakina’s coach. It’s a style that evokes the way the Williams sisters went about winning when they began to transform the sport — and rather different from the way the current No. It's a significant development for someone who struggled mightily with double-faulting last year, accumulating nearly 400 over the course of the season, including more than 20 in some matches. Since then, Sabalenka's coach, Anton Dubrov observed, “Aryna lost (her) serve. Something else Sabalenka has improved that has made her a better player: the way she manages her mindset during a match. 1, Iga Swiatek, and her predecessor, the retired Ash Barty, went about things. It’s a big tournament, big final,” Sabalenka said. 5; Rybakina is No. She is seeded No. Saturday’s contest is, after all, Sabalenka’s first singles title match at a Grand Slam tournament.

That run includes victories over three-time Slam winner and Iga Swiatek, 2012-13 Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and 2017 French Open champ Jelena ...

But Sabalenka reworked the mechanics on her serve during a five-day session less than a month before the U.S. Then she found the serve. “As a matchup, I mean, it’s going to be a lot of mistakes, a lot of winners, I’m sure about that, from both sides, because there is going to be a lot of pressure," said Stefano Vukov, Rybakina’s coach. It’s a style that evokes the way the Williams sisters went about winning when they began to transform the sport — and rather different from the way the current No. It's a significant development for someone who struggled mightily with double-faulting last year, accumulating nearly 400 over the course of the season, including more than 20 in some matches. Since then, Sabalenka's coach, Anton Dubrov observed, “Aryna lost (her) serve. Something else Sabalenka has improved that has made her a better player: the way she manages her mindset during a match. 1, Iga Swiatek, and her predecessor, the retired Ash Barty, went about things. It’s a big tournament, big final,” Sabalenka said. 5; Rybakina is No. She is seeded No. Saturday’s contest is, after all, Sabalenka’s first singles title match at a Grand Slam tournament.