"Although Rybakina is one of the least expressive tennis players to ever reach these stages, her reserved persona belies the grit at the heart of her success. The fifth seed brilliantly drew on her inner fire to produce the one of the great recoveries of her career, finding a way through from a break down in the final set to clinch her first Australian Open title with a brilliant 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over."
"This victory confirms a development that has been clear for some time: Rybakina is the in-form player in women's tennis right now. The 26-year-old's long-awaited second grand slam title comes after she ended last season by winning the WTA Finals with a similarly commanding victory over Sabalenka in the final. The Kazakh player was floundering outside the top 10 as recently as July, but her victory solidified her position among the elite by returning to her career high ranking of No 3."
Elena Rybakina mounted a dramatic comeback from a break down in the final set to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and claim the Australian Open title. Trailing 0-3 and 30-30 on serve, she drew on resilience and inner fire to overturn the match. The victory delivers a long-awaited second grand slam and follows a WTA Finals triumph over Sabalenka that closed the previous season. Rybakina rose from outside the top 10 as recently as July back to a career-high No 3, and she now profiles as a regular contender against Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff for major titles.
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