Sabalenka vs Livakina: Australian Open Final 2023

[서울=뉴시스]Reporter Kim Hee-jun = Arina Sabalenka (1st place, Belarus) and Elena Rybakina (5th place, Kazakhstan) will face off in the women’s singles final of the Australian Open tennis tournament, the first major tournament of the season.

Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina (12th, Ukraine) 2-0 (6-2 6-3) in the women’s singles semifinals of the tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 29th.

As a result, Sabalenka reached the Australian Open finals for four consecutive years starting in 2023. Sabalenka, who won the championship in 2023 and 2024 and was runner-up last year, is aiming to regain the top spot in two years.

In the semifinals that followed, Rivakina defeated Jessica Pegula (6th place, USA) 2-0 (6-3 7-6) and advanced to the finals.

This is the second time in her career that Rivakina has reached the Australian Open final in two years, after finishing runner-up in 2023.

The women’s singles final will be held at 5:30 pm on the 31st.

Sabalenka easily took the first set with a game score of 6-2, but was pulled down 0-2 early in the second set.

However, they immediately took Svitolina’s serve game and tied the score at 2-2, and continued their momentum by winning three more games to snatch the victory.

Sabalenka had an overwhelming advantage over Svitolina in the number of successful attacks, 29-12.

[멜버른=AP/뉴시스] Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) clenches her fists after defeating Jessica Pegula (USA) in the women’s singles semifinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 29th. 2026.01.29

Sabalenka, who won the US Open last year, also succeeded in advancing to the finals of a major tournament for the second time in a row.

Rivakina also won a ticket to the finals by defeating Pegula in 1 hour and 40 minutes.

He took the victory by hitting 6 serve aces with a strong serve that reached a maximum speed of 191 km/h.

In the head-to-head record between Sabalenka and Rybakina, Sabalenka has a slight advantage with 8 wins and 6 losses.

In the most recent match, the Women’s Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour Finals held in November last year, Rivakina won 2-0 (6-3 7-6).

In the 2023 Australian Open final, Sabalenka won 2-1 (4-6 6-3 6-4).

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