On the one hand, the Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina (23 years old, 25th in the world), Wimbledon champion, lost in the media whirlwind that followed her first Grand Slam coronation, before becoming again this liana with slender swings that shakes up everything in her path. . On the other, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (24 years old, 5th), finally invited to the final of a Major after three failures in the half (Wimbledon 2021, US Open 2021 and 2022), as a fair reward for a start of pristine year (10 wins, no sets lost). Unprecedented, the final of this Australian Open pits two archetypes of modern tennis against each other: Rybakina, with one of the best serves in the world, and Sabalenka, whose power in the forehand has few equals. A year ago, we would not have bet an Australian dollar on the finalist of the last Masters, entangled in his repeated double faults. But the call for a biomechanic went through there and the balance of power was balanced. In Rybakina the experience of a successful ascent to high altitude, in Sabalenka the psychological ascendancy of three victories in as many confrontations. Place your bets.
