MELBOURNE ¨C Elena Rybakina said she was delighted to reach the level shown by rivals Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek again, having beaten women¡¯s tennis¡¯ dominant duo on the way to claiming her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on ?Saturday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh dismantled world No. 1 Sabalenka 6-4, ?4-6, 6-4 ?in the final at Rod Laver Arena to ?add another major trophy to her cabinet following her breakthrough Wimbledon triumph in 2022.
It followed a fluent quarterfinal victory over Swiatek and left her on a hot streak of 14 wins from her ?last 15 matches, a run that includes her WTA Finals triumph last year.
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