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TENNIS: Rybakina beats Sabalenka to win Australian Open

Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 to win the Australian Open on Saturday.

Ian Ransom /Reuters

January 31, 2026

TENNIS: Rybakina beats Sabalenka to win Australian Open

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina poses with the trophy after winning her Australian Open women's singles final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. January 31, 2026

Jaimi Joy/Reuters

MELBOURNE - Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 to win the Australian Open on Saturday.


The victory came three years after Sabalenka defeated Rybakina in the 2023 final at Melbourne Park.



Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. Photographer: Edgar Su/Reuters


Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing By Sharon Singleton)

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