Sabalenka

When you're in the kind of form Aryna Sabalenka is, you want to play every day…

She spoke in her post-match interview about “tomorrow’s final”, and had to be corrected – it will be on Saturday evening. “It was great tennis from me on the tiebreak.” It certainly seemed to be the case for Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday, thrilled to reach her maiden Grand Slam final.

Men's doubles semi finals. Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/Fabrice Martin (FRA) def by Hugo Nys (MON)/Jan Zielinski (POL), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

"Yes, she hasn't quite made it past that semi-final hurdle (yet) but she knows how to play on this court. "Well, to be honest, not really. "But I don't know. "She's nicknamed The Tiger, and she is roaring in this semi-final," Todd Woodbridge said during the second set. For all the latest scores and news updates from Day 12 of the Australian Open - To catch up on all the biggest highlights from Day 11, continue scrolling below.

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“To be honest, I want to come on the court and enjoy the experience, enjoy the atmosphere. Struck with venom, they had her elder rival on the defensive from the baseline. But she soon found her rhythm with three straight aces to close out the opening game. But Rybakina is playing at a level closer to the world’s best. [Courtney Walsh](/by/courtney-walsh-p5361n)is an experienced sports writer who won the ATP Tour's Ron Bookman Award in 2019, and an AFL media award in 2021.Connect via Should the two finalists play at their peak, it promises to be an enthralling contest given the prodigious power both women possess. “I would say that … She has had the experience of playing in a final,” Sabalenka said. With her confidence rising, Sabalenka broke Linette’s serve in the third game of the second set to establish a firm grip on the match. Sabalenka’s confidence and conviction on the court is a credit to her given the woes she experienced in Melbourne last year when effectively gripped with the yips on her serve. “[Elena] is an amazing player. Told in a post-match interview that the average speed of her forehand was comparable to the world’s best male players, she made a show of her strength by kissing her biceps.

Aryna Sabalenka ends Magda Linette's shock run at the Australian Open and sets up a women's singles final with Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

It’s a very exclusive club. I know that Vika will do everything she can to make it happen. Would love to see her join the club of women who have become champions after having a baby. it was great tennis from me on the tie break." By Paul Johnson I will do everything I can to make it happen."

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Linette, who had never previously gone beyond the third round of a grand slam, can take some solace with a move up to a career-high ranking of 22 on the back of her Open charge. Up 5-1, Sabalenka had three match points on the serve of world No.45 but Linette was able to claw her way back. She got off to a nervous start, giving up her opening serve to trail 0-2, but settled into the match and regrouped to win the next three games.

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"I just have to take this responsibility and I just have to deal with that. I was just trying to hold myself, stay calm, just think about the next point," she added. I hope so. Also with my family," Sabalenka added. "I think I know myself quite well. I realised that nobody (other) than me will help me," Sabalenka told reporters.

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With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. “There is still one more match to go,” said the Belarusian, who is yet to drop a set in 10 matches in 2023.

Aryna Sabalenka reached her first grand-slam final with an impressive 7-6 (1), 6-2 victory over Magda Linette.

“She’s playing great tennis, super aggressive and she already got one grand slam so she has kind of had this experience playing the final. But Sabalenka held her nerve and found her range, breaking back to 2-2 before playing game for game until the tie-break. The Pole’s defensive skills absorbed much of the barrage and her footwork allowed her to redirect what she had soaked up to the desired location, particularly from her backhand. In the bowels of Rod Laver Arena, Sabalenka completed warm-up drills with a swiss ball and the look of a player loose and unperturbed about the moment of truth that awaited. It might have been that she had won all 18 sets she had played in 2023 and was not about to drop one now. The first-set tie-break said it all – Magda Linette lost it 7-1 and she had not done anything wrong.

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The average rally length will probably not reach three shots in the court, which will be just fine for both Rybakina and Sabalenka. Sabalenka has the third-fastest serve in the women’s draw to the final at 193km/h. He is the creator of Brain Game Tennis website and was a member of Novak Djokovic's coaching team. The highest amount in the men’s draw is 16, from Tommy Paul. This is not a primary pattern of play for either player, with Sabalenka only coming forward around four times a set and Rybakina five times per set. Rybakina has hit the fastest serve in the women’s draw at 195km/h. The tournament average for Returns In Play is 76 per cent. Sabalenka has only made 72 per cent, which has her tied at 80th best for the tournament. This specific slice of the match should tip in Rybakina’s favour. Throw that out the window for this final. The first two touches of the ball for either player will mean more to the outcome of the point than everything that follows. Shot tolerance will be thrown out the window.

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The confidence was restored and Sabalenka was back. She is formidable and fearsome, with the huge tiger tattoo on her inner left forearm impossible to look away from. When, on the final point of the match, Sabalenka was faced with a kindly ball dropping slowly just inside her baseline, she elected to prod it with a half-hearted forehand rather than the simple smash that should have guaranteed her the point. He is a billionaire industrialist who has thrown millions of dollars at tennis, and tennis players, to build up the sport in Kazakstan. ‘Don’t overthink it’ was the message. There was no spin or looking away to distract her opponent – these were serves akin to simply the feeding the ball into play as a parent or benevolent teacher might do, just to get things going. Impressively, Sabalenka pulled herself together in Melbourne a few days later before exiting the Australian Open in round four. The serves were still wonky, but the difference from a year ago was night and day. The new ATP tournament two months ago in the national capital, Asana, drew Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas. “She’s a wonderful girl,” said Stefano Vukov, who has coached Rybakina for the past four years. And they already come with a colourful history. “It would be nice to see him.”

The 24-year-old will take on Elena Rybakina in the final on Saturday.

Coaching is now allowed, and I think she’s using it in the best possible way.” He defended his conduct, saying: “I think that it’s easy to just take clips and then make something controversial. “I think we had a really, really good pre-season. “It’s a big tournament, big final. “So she understands that she’s actually tough. “I realised that nobody other than me will help,” she said.

Aryna Sabalenka is into her first grand slam singles final after a dominant semi-final win over Poland's Magda Linette on Thursday night.

Sabalenka and Linette battled out a tight first set before the World No. Sabalenka and Rybakina are two of the more pure strikers of the ball in the women’s game, setting up a mouth-watering clash of power hitting. “But I don’t know. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. In the second set, Sabalenka took control with her brutal groundstrokes, closing out the match 7-6 6-3 to book her spot in Saturday’s final.

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Aryna Sabalenka is into her first grand slam singles final after a dominant semi-final win over Poland's Magda Linette on Thursday night.

Sabalenka and Linette battled out a tight first set before the World No. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo.