Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-3 to win Brisbane for a second straight year, securing the 22nd title of her career.
- Marta Kostyuk declined the customary handshake and later used her trophy speech to describe power outages and freezing conditions affecting people in Ukraine.
- Sabalenka said she has added touch, net play, defense and slice to complement her power and plans to apply that approach in Melbourne.
- After match point, Sabalenka kissed her biceps in celebration, a gesture some observers interpreted as provocative, according to local reports.
- Kostyuk reached the final with a standout week that included wins over Amanda Anisimova, Mirra Andreeva and Jessica Pegula.