Australian Open 2023 women’s final result – Aryna Sabalenka comes from behind to beat Elena Rybakina and win her first Grand Slam title
E. Rybakina vs A. Sabalenka | Australian Open
Women's Singles | Final | 28.01.2023 | Rod Laver Arena
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E. Rybakina (22)
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A. Sabalenka (5)
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Updated 28/01/2023 at 11:37 GMT
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Sabalaneka serves a double fault to open women's final against Rybakina
08.59
SABALENKA 1-3 RYBAKINA
There’s no such drop-off from Rybakina as her serving mojo continues to flow and she blasts through a game to 15 to consolidate with the minimum of fuss.
08.56
BREAK! – SABALENKA 1-2 RYBAKINA
First blood to Rybakina – but Sabalenka will be wondering how she hasn’t won that game. The No.5 seed charges 40-0 up with two more aces doing some heavy lifting.
However, Elena works her way back into it with a backhand return winner and a crosscourt forehand pass.
It’s all about Sabalenka going too big after that as she coughs up break point from deuce with a double fault before hammering a forehand off court.
08.52
08.51
SABALENKA 1-1 RYBAKINA
Elena follows suit with a very confident hold that includes a trio of aces.
08.48
SABALENKA 1-0 RYBAKINA
Aryna offers awry smile as she kicks off with a double fault after all of the talk about how she has improved her serve.
She responds in style though and lashes down a pair of aces and a crushing forehand winner to open with a game to 15.
08.45
READY... AND ... PLAY!
Sabalenka is at the service line and will get the 2023 Australian Open final underway.
08.40
HERE THEY ARE!
Sabalenka and Rybakina arrive on court to huge cheers.
Sabalenka has just won the toss and has opted to serve first.
Cue that warm-up!
08.35
READY TO ROCK!
The players are in the tunnel and waiting for that special walk on to the court.
08.30
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Why Rybakina and Sabalenka are so well matched - Wilander and Henman ahead of final
08.25
08.20
HERE IS YOUR 10-MINUTE WARNING
The players are due on court from 08.30 GMT, so now's the time to grab that brew and a slice of toast before settling in for what promises to be a big-hitting, high calibre battle!
08.15
THAT WINNING FEELING!
08.10
DID YOU KNOW?
Sabalenka is the third player since the turn of the century to win her first 10 matches at the start of a season without dropping a single set.
She follows in the footsteps of Anna Smashnova in 2002 and Agnieszka Radwanska in 2013.
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08.00
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07.50
SERVING UP A TREAT!
07.45
SABALENKA'S PATH TO THE FINAL
As the No.5 seed, the Belarusian may not have had to come through the same list of big names as Rybakina, but it's still been a highly impressive tournament for the 24-year-old.
She has swept aside the likes of Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, Elise Mertens and Donna Vekic without dropping a set across her six matches.
Indeed, that's 10 straight wins for Aryna since the start of 2023, including a title triumph at the Adelaide International.
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07.40
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, ALFIE?
That's the question asked at the start of the famous song penned by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.
The answer, it seems, is gathering trophies!
Britain's Alfie Hewett followed up his doubles glory with a stunning singles triumph as he defeated third seed Tokito Oda in straight sets in the final on Saturday at the Australian Open earlier.
The top seed wasted no time in doubling up on the trophies front at Melbourne Park as he overcame Oda in straight sets, 6-3 6-1, in just 69 minutes to go one better than the previous two years.
More in Dan Quarrell's write-up below.
07.35
SHOULD WOMEN PLAY FIVE SETS IN THE LATTER STAGES OF MAJORS?
Former British No.1 Laura Robson has called for these changes to be introduced in the women’s draw of Grand Slam tournaments from the quarter-finals onwards.
Do you agree?
07.30
HOW TO WATCH
You can stream the match, along with every other moment of the 2023 Australian Open, live and on demand on discovery+.
The action is available on Eurosport 1 - Sky channel 410, BT 435, Virgin 521 - the Eurosport App, and Eurosport.co.uk.
There will be live expert analysis from the Cube at 08:00 GMT, with Mats Wilander, Barbara Schett and Tim Henman among those giving their views on the match and incidents.
All the latest news, analysis and video content can be enjoyed on eurosport.co.uk's dedicated Australian Open page.
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