Australian Open Update! Two straight-sets victories, Sabalenka & Rybakina reach the final, championship time confirmed

On January 30th Beijing time, the women's singles semifinals at the Australian Open wrapped up, where Sabalenka dominated Svitolina 2-0 and Rybakina beat Pegula 2-0. Thus, the final matchup for this tournament is confirmed: a battle between the two "Ba"s, Sabalenka and Rybakina. The final will take place on the 31st at 4:30 PM!

Sabalenka versus Svitolina. Sabalenka is a powerful player, ranked number one globally, and nearly unbeatable on hard courts. She reached the semifinals without dropping a set at this Australian Open. Facing the 12th seed Svitolina, Sabalenka holds a commanding head-to-head lead, so the match outcome was expected. However, there was a minor incident before the match as Svitolina refused to take a photo with Sabalenka. Once the match began, Sabalenka quickly found her rhythm, relentlessly attacking her opponent. She secured a 3-1 lead through breaks and holds, maintained control throughout, and broke serve again in the eighth game to crush the first set 6-2. In the second set, Svitolina started aggressively, breaking and holding to lead 2-0. Sabalenka then launched a fierce comeback, breaking and holding consecutively to create a 5-0 run and reach 5-2 with a match point. Although Svitolina saved one match point by holding serve, Sabalenka closed out the match with a 6-3 second set, winning comfortably 2-0 and advancing to her fourth consecutive Australian Open final!

Rybakina faced Pegula. Rybakina, seeded fifth, and Pegula, seeded sixth, had nearly even head-to-head records. Rybakina started strong, quickly taking a 3-0 lead with breaks and holds. The two then engaged in a tight battle, but Rybakina stayed in control and led to take the first set 6-3. In the second set, Pegula raised her level and fought tenaciously, exchanging fierce rallies with Rybakina. Trailing 4-5 and then 5-6, Pegula pushed the set to a tiebreak. Under pressure, Rybakina showed superior skill to win the tiebreak 7-6, sweeping Pegula 2-0 to reach the final!

With this, the final of the tournament will be contested between Sabalenka and Rybakina. Both reached the final without dropping a set and are in outstanding form. The final is expected to ignite intense competition — let’s look forward to it!

Written by / Sports Novel