“Yelena withstood the first racket of the world and won the trophy in Melbourne”, — write: sport.ua
On January 31, Rybakina beat the world number one in the final of the major in Melbourne Arina Sobolenkowhich acts in a “neutral” status.
Australian Open 2026. Final
Arina Sobolenko [1] – Yelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) [5] – 4:6, 6:4, 4:6
In the third game, Yelena trailed 0:3, but managed to win five games in a row and make a comeback. Rybakina realized the championship point with an ace.
Yelena held her 15th head-to-head match against Arina and won her seventh victory, including the second in a row. In early November, Rybakina defeated Sobolenko in the final of the WTA 2025 Final Tournament.
Rybakina held her third Grand Slam final and won her second trophy. In 2022, Yelena became the champion of Wimbledon.
In addition to Sobolenko, Rybakina defeated Keti Yuvan, Varvara Grachova, Teresa Valentova, Elise Mertens, Iga Svyontek and Jessica Pegula on the way to the trophy. Only Arina managed to win a set from Elena.
From Monday, Rybakina will rise to the third place in the WTA ranking.
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