Aus Open: Rybakina brushes past Pegula to set up final showdown with Sabalenka

Rybakina will now meet World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka for the title, renewing their rivalry from the 2023 Australian Open final. The second set unfolded as a far more dramatic contest. A pair of aggressive returns pressured Pegula’s second serve, setting up match point. Rybakina and Sabalenka will contest a rare repeat Australian Open final, becoming only the fourth pair this century to meet multiple times in Melbourne. Neither player has dropped a set en route to the final, a feat last achieved at the Australian Open in 2004 and only the 23rd time in the Open Era overall.