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Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka targets all-Belarusian final with Victoria Azarenka

Aryna Sabalenka says she "really wants" to create history by setting up an all-Belarusian contest against Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open final.

Fifth seed Sabalenka then faces Poland's Magda Linette in the second.

However, two Belarusians competing for a Grand Slam title would likely lead to more discussion about a divisive political issue in sport.

Belarusian athletes are banned by a number of sporting governing bodies because of the country's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sabalenka has previously said "no-one supports war", adding she was "really disappointed" politics had interfered with sport after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from Wimbledon last year.