US EditionElena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
Rybakina rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the final set to beat Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, marking her second major title and extending her streak to 10 wins over top-10 players.
- On Jan 31, 2026, Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena to win her first Australian Open title, closing Day 14 of the tournament.
- Coming into the fortnight largely under the radar, Rybakina, a Wimbledon 2022 champion and 2025 WTA Finals winner, underscored her form entering the final.
- Trailing 3-0 in the decider, Elena Rybakina won five successive games and closed out the match with an ace to secure the final score 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
- In the immediate aftermath of the match, Sabalenka has now lost three of her past four major finals, and said `I'm really speechless right now,` after the match.
- In a Melbourne rematch from three years ago, Elena Rybakina avenged her 2023 final loss to Aryna Sabalenka and added the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup to her résumé.
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Ottumwa Courier
Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision
Elena Rybakina is bringing her understated style back to the biggest stages in tennis. The 26-year-old Rybakina clinched the Australian Open title with an ace against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka. She didn't jump in jubilation or roar with relief. She hugged…
Otago Daily Times
Rybakina upsets Sabalenka to win Australian Open
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina (left) poses with the trophy after winning her women's singles final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. Photo: Reuters Elena Rybakina delivered a thunderous display to dismantle firm favourite Aryna Sabalenka and win a maiden Australian Open title on Saturday, turning the tables on the world number one in their Melbourne Park final rematch from three years ago.
Pine Journal
Rybakina rallies, tops Sabalenka for first Australian Open title
MELBOURNE — Fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina rallied from three games down in the third set to defeat World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and win her first Australian Open on Saturday. The contest was a rematch of the 2023 final, in which Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, again went up a set but lost the next two as Sabalenka won her first Australian Open title. Not this time. Rybakina, 26, won the fourth game of the third set to trail 3-1, then broke t…
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating Aryna Sabalenka
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers.
Aryna Sabalenka swears at her team and left in tears after losing Australian Open final - The Mirror
Aryna Sabalenka has been the dominant force in women's tennis for the past two seasons - but she suffered a big collapse to lose the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina
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