Overview
- Rybakina prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, erasing a 0-3 deficit in the final set to win five of the last six games and close with an ace.
- Her path featured victories over No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals and No. 6 Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.
- The win extends her run to 20 victories in her last 21 matches and returns her to a career-high world No. 3.
- Sabalenka reached a fourth straight Australian Open final and saw her bid for a Melbourne three-peat halted in a tight contest.
- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent formal congratulations as Rybakina delivered the country’s first Australian Open singles title.