The Australian Open finals, the moment every tennis enthusiast and fan has been looking forward to for the past fortnight will finally undergo on 28th January.
The prestigious Melbourne slam women’s final will feature two of the best athletes in the WTA circuit who have performed and provided immaculate stats this season, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka.
Who you got? 🎾
Aryna Sabalenka [5] v Elena Rybakina [22]#AusOpen • #AO2023
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 27, 2023
Kazakhstani tennis professional Elena Rybakina has made her way into the final of the Australian Open after getting the better of Victoria Azarenka. Elena did not flinch as she walked past the Belarusian, ending the match with a score of 7-6(4), 6-3.
Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka did not face much resistance from Polish player Magda Linette as she swiftly moved past her without dropping a single set concluding the match with a 7-6(1), 6-1 score, maintaining her 20-0 streak this season.
Australian Open 2023 match time
At the Rod Laver Arena, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns and battle each other for the championship trophy as the finals showdown will take place on Saturday, January 28th.
View this post on Instagram
Fans from America can watch the match at 03:30 AM ET and 12:30 AM PT. The match will start at 7:30 pm local time for all Australian fans. Indian fans can catch the match at 2:00 pm local time.
How to watch Australian Open 2023 final
With many fans eager to watch the Australian Open final, the match can be watched live on ESPN in the USA. For the United Kingdom and Europe, Eurosport has streaming rights. If your location rests in the Caribbean or Mexico, the Melbourne slam final can be viewed on ESPN International.
✌️ terrific tennis players, ☝️ big 🏆 to win 😤
First #AusOpen title for #Rybakina or a first-ever Grand Slam for #Sabalenka ❔
Find out today 2 PM IST onwards, LIVE on #SonyLIV! pic.twitter.com/i6Yf3eYo0A
— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) January 28, 2023
For all the Australians not present at Melbourne Park to watch the match first-hand, they can watch it live on Nine & Stan Sport. The match can be streamed on WOWOW for all Japanese users. For India, the match can be watched on Sony Six or be streamed on the Sony LIV app.
Australian Open: Elena Rybakina vs Aryna Sabalenka Prediction
Both players are coming at an impressive record they’ve maintained this season at the Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka is all set to play for her maiden Grand Slam appearance and has shown exceptional gameplay on the courts of Melbourne Park. The Belarusian, currently ranked at world No. 5, will solidify and raise her current ranking to No. 2 regardless of the outcome.
Elena Rybakina with her entry to the Australian Open final has marched into her second Grand Slam finals. In 2022, she won Wimbledon and has ousted major players this season including world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and last year’s runner-up Danielle Collins. Despite the outcome, the Kazakh will enter the world’s top ten rankings.
View this post on Instagram
This will not be the first time these finalists face each other. The duo will be battling each other for the 4th time on Saturday with Sabalenka leading their head-to-head 3-0 and can therefore mark as the perfect occasion for Elena to register her first win against the Belarusian.
Both players are packed with their secret weapons, Elena with her dominating serve and Aryna resorting to an aggressive baseline game. The result can, however, turn in favor of the Kazakh as she carries the edge of having experienced Grand Slam finals pressure.
Prediction: Elena Rybakina to claim victory in three sets.
Discussion about this post