It’s time for the mega final of the 2023 Australian Open. More than hundred players found themselves in the women’s draw at Melbourne and now, just the final two remain. In this article, we’re going to go through a complete Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka preview as both these top female pros will aim for all glory, trying to secure the first grand slam title of the year.
The final takes place on 28th Jan 2023 at the Rod Laver Arena. The Kazakh Rybakina became the first player from her country to win a grand slam when she won Wimbledon 2022 last year and now, she aims for her second major title. On the other hand, Sabalenka has been a consistent performer and this is the first time she’s made the final of a grand slam, aiming to claim her maiden title.
Australian Open 2023 final – Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka
In terms of ranking and seeding, Sabalenka is way ahead of her opponent Rybakina. She may have one less grand slam title in her trophy cabinet but she’s a favourite coming into this game, seeded #5 in this tournament and currently #2 in the world rankings. It was the fourth time she got past to the semi final stage, all coming from 2021 onwards too.
On the other hand, there’s less experience in these stages for Rybakina as it’s only the second time she’s made the semi finals and beyond, with a 100% success rate of winning when she’s got to this stage in a grand slam tournament too. Both aged 23 and 24 years respectively, all their youthfulness to be on display in the Aus Open 2023 final, where Sabalenka is favourite to win at pre-match odds of 1.67 on LottaBet.
Aus Open 2023 so far
In case tennis fans thought Rybakina was a one-time wonder, she proved that she wasn’t by dropping only ONE set so far in this tournament. She breezed through her first two games in straight sets and then beat three seeded players including Danielle Collins (#13), 3-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek (#1), Jelena Ostapenko (#17), and Victoria Azarenka (#24), with the Collins game being her only 3-set clash.
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On the other hand, Sabalenka has dropped ZERO sets in this tournament but you can also say that she had an easier path with only two seeded players as her opponents, including Elise Mertens (#26) and Belinda Bencic (#12). Now’s the real challenge and consider Rybakina hasn’t lost her opening set to anyone yet this tournament, we back her to win the first set at odds of 2.0 only on LottaBet.
Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka – head to head
These two players have played each other on three occasions on the WTA tour so far, between 2019-2021. One was in Wuhan and the other in Abu Dhabi, while the third was at Wimbledon 2021. The Belarusian leads the Rybakina vs Sabalenka head-to-head count 3-0, having won all games but remember, this was before Rybakina became a Wimbledon champ and all three games went to a deciding set between them!
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