US EditionElena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
- On Jan 31, 2026, Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena to win her first Australian Open title, closing Day 14 of the tournament.
- Coming into the fortnight largely under the radar, Rybakina, a Wimbledon 2022 champion and 2025 WTA Finals winner, underscored her form entering the final.
- Trailing 3-0 in the decider, Elena Rybakina won five successive games and closed out the match with an ace to secure the final score 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
- In the immediate aftermath of the match, Sabalenka has now lost three of her past four major finals, and said `I'm really speechless right now,` after the match.
- In a Melbourne rematch from three years ago, Elena Rybakina avenged her 2023 final loss to Aryna Sabalenka and added the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup to her résumé.
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A barely sketched smile, a tight fist and a slow walk to the net is all that the Kazakh player expressed after Melbourne's triumph
She defeated world number one Arina Zabalenka in three sets.
Elena Rybakina has won the Australian Open, triumphing in Saturday's final against the world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a spectacular showdown that lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes at Rod Laver Arena.The Kazakh tennis player, ranked fifth in the world, managed to keep calm at crucial moments are taking revenge for the loss to Sabalenka in the 2023 final in Melbourne. With this victory, Rybakina secures her second …
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Elena Rybakina dismantled Aryna Sabalenka to capture the Australian Open women’s singles crown, avenging her loss to the Belarusian in the 2023 final, where she won the opening set before falling in three sets. 🎾 Elena Rybakina Wins Australian Open 2026; Lifts Maiden AO Trophy After Beating Aryna Sabalenka In Women's Singles Final.
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