We must go back to Roland-Garros 2022 to see Aryna Sabalenka lose before the semi-final stage. A series of six consecutive final squares (the Belarusians having been banned from participating in Wimbledon in 2022), a first since Serena Williams in 2016/2017. But the world number 2 has made three finals in the last five Grand Slam tournaments. A statistic that is all the more impressive given that Sabalenka could have aimed even better, she who notably had a match point last year, in the semi-finals Roland–Garros against Karolina Muchova. This Saturday, she will try to defend her crown against Qinwen Zheng and therefore to win his second Grand Slam, the second here in Melbourne.
Aryna Sabalenka is in the final of the Australian Open!
Aryna Sabalenka continues to string together Grand Slam records. In fact, the Belarusian is the first player since Serena Williams in 2017 to reach the final of the Australian Open, for the second year in a row. Even better, Sabalenka could succeed this Saturday, to his compatriot Victoria Azarenkalast double winner in a row Melbournein 2012 and 2013. But the Belarusian is not only stacking records in Australia, she will notably play her second consecutive final, all Grand Slams combined, the third on hard court in a row.
2024-01-25 13:07:52
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