belarusian Arina Sabalenka (5) and Sweater Elena Rybakina (22) meet in the final this Saturday. Australian Openin a shootout that will serve to determine who is the best stapler on the circuit.

The final will be played at the Rod Laver Arena. organization can close the retractable roof after the weather report warned of extreme temperatures that could exceed 36 degrees some hours in the afternoon.

it will be first ‘big’ final for a Sabalenka He’ll face the reigning champion of Wimbledon after he’s beaten all previous laps without dropping a single set.

“She’s a great player, very aggressive and already has experience winning Wimbledon,” said Sabalenka, who beat Poland’s Magda Linette in the semi-finals.

Again, fifth seed to be 3-0 head to head to play in their favorAfter covering matches played at Wimbledon and Abu Dhabi in 2021 and in Wuhan in 2019. Three duels ended in the third set.

Two tennis players meet a similar style of play. They build points from a strong and efficient serve, and if the serve isn’t the last, they finish with heavy hits from the baseline with the intention of not returning the ball.