Rybakina beats Azarenka to succeed in first Australian Open closing

AFP

Elena Rybakina stormed to her first Australian Open closing with a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, sporting the twice champion down in a cagey first set earlier than dominating to shut out the match.

Wimbledon champion Rybakina will subsequent meet the winner of the match between fifth-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and unseeded Pole Magda Linette, who play within the second semi-final of the night time session at Rod Laver Arena.

In a match of untamed momentum swings, Rybakina held her nerve when it counted, staying sturdy as Twenty fourth-seeded Belarusian Azarenka foundered in a messy first-set tiebreak then dropped serve twice to fall 5-2 behind within the second set.

The Twenty second-seeded Rybakina was damaged as she served for the set however Azarenka double-faulted to surrender three match factors within the subsequent sport, permitting the Kazakh to shut out an emphatic win.