Melbourne: Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women’s final Saturday.
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The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was appearing in her first major final.
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She improved to 11-0 in 2023, and the only set she has dropped all season was the opener on Saturday against Wimbledon champion Rybakina.
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But Sabalenka turned things around with an aggressive style that resulted in 51 winners, 20 more than her opponent.
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She used 17 aces to overcome seven double-faults. And she managed to break the big-serving Rybakina three times, the last coming for a 4-3 lead in the third set that she never relinquished.
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Sabalenka needed to work for the championship, double-faulting on her initial match point and requiring three more to close things out.
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Sabalenka needed to work for the championship, double-faulting on her initial match point and requiring three more to close things out.
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Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka holds winners trophy after defeating Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in the women's singles final match of the Australian Open tennis tournament.
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Sabalenka holds the winner's trophy as she speaks after winning against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.
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