Aryna Sabalenka scored a commanding 6-2, 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina to march into a fourth straight Australian Open final. Aryna Sabalenka is third woman to make seven consecutive Grand Slam finals on hardcourtsAryna Sabalenka is through to a seventh consecutive Grand Slam finals on hardcourt. Graf achieved the feat from the 1987 US Open to the 1990 US Open, while Hingis made finals starting 1997 Australian Open to 2000 Australian Open. Third woman to reach fourth consecutive Australian Open finalAryna Sabalenka is the third woman to reach a fourth consecutive Australian Open final. Notably, this is third time that Sabalenka has reached the Australian Open final without dropping a set after 2023 and 2024.