Elena Rybakina battled past Jessica Pegula into her second Australian Open final on Thursday with the fifth seed setting up a repeat of her 2023 title match against Aryna Sabalenka. She missed three match points on Pegula’s serve, then was broken twice while serving for the match. AdvertisementIn the tiebreaker, Pegula had two set points but was not able to convert and Rybakina finally clinched 29 minutes after her first match point. “It was an epic second set,” Rybakina said. I’m just super happy to be in the final.”Elena Rybakina (left) is congratulated by Jessica Pegula after their semi-final.