Overview
- Rybakina beat world No. 1 Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in 2 hours 18 minutes at Rod Laver Arena to claim her first Melbourne crown.
- The fifth seed rallied from 0–3 down in the deciding set and finished the final with an ace on match point.
- Both finalists reached the title match without dropping a set, and the final was played under a closed roof because of drizzle.
- Sabalenka reached her fourth consecutive Australian Open final but lost in Melbourne for the second year in a row.
- Rybakina’s run included wins over No. 2 Iga Swiatek and No. 6 Jessica Pegula and follows her triumph over Sabalenka at the WTA Finals, with multiple reports projecting her ranking to rise to No. 3.