Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 23, is through to her second Grand Slam final with a 7-6(4) 6-3 victory over Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open.
With her serve below par in the first set, the 22nd-seeded Rybakina fell a break down early on, but the Kazakh immediately charged back and won three consecutive games to serve for the set at 5-3. Despite missing this opportunity to take a one-set lead at that point, Rybakina played more aggressive tennis in the tiebreak and eventually sealed the opening set in 60 minutes.