Rybakina

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina is looking for her second grand slam singles title against powerful Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka, who is playing in her ...

Deuce number 3 for the game. Fearless tennis at the most crucial time. What a serve at what a moment. She is bludgeoning her opponent into submission here. By Simon Smale Serve out wide forces Sabalenka into the net.

Elena Rybakina faces Aryna Sabalenka in what promises to be a power-packed women's singles final. Join John Brewin.

And then, crashing a backhand home as the ball rises and it’s a hold. Sabalenka wants to maintain her momentum, but gets to 0-30 down, and then a big second serve leads her to gain a foothold at 15-30. A shanked forehand hands Rybakina the advantage, and that’s followed by a big serve. And then the spectre of a double fault. Rybakina takes it to 30-30 by reading a forehand and guiding it down the line. And Sabalenaka’s claiming of the second set is delayed by a backhand winner on Rybakina’s second serve, and then, just when it looks as if Sabalenka has it in her grasp, Rybakina punches home a stop volley. Sabalenka is the champion, and what a match, and what a comeback she played. Scratch that on the second serve; she serves a beauty, and takes the first game. Rybakina plants a winner on the line for a 30-0 lead but then comes a first double fault. Then Rybakina wins a long rally, and that’s a hold. And on the second serve, Sabalenka clubs home. And then a second serve sits up for Rybakina to pummel home for deuce.