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Melbourne, Australia (AP) — wait until Saturday
Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments, taking on world No. 5 Ariana Sabalenka for the Women’s Singles Championship. Rybakina is from Kazakhstan. She is 23 years old and is seeded her 22nd at her park in Melbourne. Sabalenka is from Belarus. She is 24 years old and is the No. 5 seed. They are her two of the hardest hitting players in tennis. Saturday’s contest is the first Grand Her Slam final of Sabalenka’s career. She’s 10-0 in 2023 and has won all 20 sets. I got 3 sets in total. The last time they met was her in 2021.
Friday key results
Men’s singles semi-finals: World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated No. 18 Karen Khachanov 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3. No.4 Novak Djokovic vs. Tommy Paul.
Mixed doubles final: Rafael Matos and Luisa Stefani defeated Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza 7-6(2), 6-2.
Women’s doubles semi-finals: 1st place Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova defeated Jelena Gabriela Rouse and Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2. No.10 Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara defeated No.2 Jessica Pegula/Coco Gauff 6-2, 7-6 (7).
forecast for saturday
Mostly cloudy with a high of 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius).
today’s stats
1st place — The ranking Tsitsipas would achieve for the first time if they win Sunday’s final.
quote of the day
“I like that number.” – Tsitsipas about his chances of rising to the top rankings.
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