Brisbane tennis championship | Confident Rybakina demolishes Sabalenka to claim title
The Hindu
Brisbane International champion Rybakina heads to Australian Open full of confidence after demolishing Sabalenka in final.
Elena Rybakina will head to the Australian Open full of confidence after demolishing world number two Aryna Sabalenka in the Brisbane International final on January 7.
The Russian-born Kazakh won the first eight games in a row on her way to a 6-0, 6-3 win in just 73 minutes over the Australian Open champion in a repeat of the 2023 Melbourne Park final.
It was the world number four’s sixth WTA title and comes a week before the first Grand Slam of the year.
“For sure it gives me confidence,” she said about her Australian Open prospects.
“But this week is just the beginning for all the players. I feel like maybe not everyone is in the best form yet.
“I’m playing well now, so hopefully, as I said, I continue.”
The 2022 Wimbledon winner was in irresistible form all week, spending only three hours and 40 minutes on court in her four matches.
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