MELBOURNE – Elena Rybakina said she was delighted to reach the level shown by rivals Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek again, having beaten women’s tennis’ dominant duo on the way to claiming her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on ?Saturday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh dismantled world No. 1 Sabalenka 6-4, ?4-6, 6-4 ?in the final at Rod Laver Arena to ?add another major trophy to her cabinet following her breakthrough Wimbledon triumph in 2022.
It followed a fluent quarterfinal victory over Swiatek and left her on a hot streak of 14 wins from her ?last 15 matches, a run that includes her WTA Finals triumph last year.
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