World no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka made it to her fourth consecutive Australian Open Final with her 6-2, 6-3 demolition of Svitolina at the Rod Laver Arena.
It was a sheer exhibition of power hitting from Sabalenka. She played with such ferocity that Svitolina just did not have enough to counter the top seed’s blistering ground strokes.
The depth of Sabalenka’s return of serve and her consistent attack on Svitolina’s weak forehand virtually set up the match for Sabalenka.
Svitolina, though, managed to get to a 2-0 lead in the second set, it was all too tough for the Ukrainian to keep the pressure on Sabalenka. The two-time Australian Open Champion wriggled out of the pressure with ease and breezed past the set 6-3 and secured the match in her favour.
Sabalenka served well and had 69% of her first serves in play, compared to just 56% for Svitolina. The top seed also won 71% of points on her second serve while Svitolina could manage a lowly 51%. Eventually, Sabalenka won 65 points against 46 by Svitolina, dominated proceedings, and won on a canter.
In pursuit of her 3rd Australian Open and her 5th Grand Slam Championship overall, Sabalenka shall play the winner of Pegula and Rybakina in the Final.
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