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Sabalenka beats Svitolina to reach fourth straight Australian Open final
Sabalenka overcame a hindrance call for prolonged grunting to dominate with 29 winners and reach her fourth consecutive Australian Open final, joining only two others in Open era.
- On Thursday, January 29, 2026, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-3 in Melbourne to reach her fourth straight Australian Open final.
- Boasting heavy groundstrokes, Sabalenka finished with 29 winners to Svitolina's 12 and entered Melbourne off strong form with back-to-back Australian Open titles 2023 and 2024.
- Umpire Louise Azemar Engzell called a prolonged grunt by Sabalenka a hindrance; a video review upheld the ruling, but Sabalenka protested then broke back immediately.
- Svitolina, 31, leaves Melbourne having played her first Australian Open semifinal and will return to the top 10 next week, but followed Ukrainian players' stance by skipping the net handshake and group photo.
- Notably, all four semifinalists reached the last four without dropping a set in 56 years, setting up a rematch with Elena Rybakina, and Sabalenka joins Evonne Goolagong and Martina Hingis with four Australian Open finals in the Open era.
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Tennis pro Aryna Sabalenka is in the final for the fourth time in series at the Australian Open. In the semi-finals in Melbourne, the world leader from Belarus defeated the Ukrainian Jelina Switolina with 6:2 and 6:3.
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Dubai-based Elena Rybakina marches into Australian Open final
Elena Rybakina advances to the Australian Open final after a commanding victory over Jessica Pegula. The Dubai-based star aims for her second Grand Slam title, facing world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a thrilling showdown.
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The world ranking first Aryna Sabalenka is in the final of the Australian Open, where she will meet Jelena Rybakina again. Congratulations from her semi-final opponent did not exist.
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