Rebakina made it to the final.

(Reuters)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Australian Open women's singles top 4 debut, last year's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina (Elena Rybakina), 7:6 (4), 6:3 knocked out Belarus' front ball back Azalenka (Victoria Azarenka), the first to grab the final ticket.

The 23-year-old Rebakina won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year. She lost only one set during the promotion process, and also defeated Poland's Iga Swiatek in the round of 16; the 33-year-old A Salenka completed her second consecutive championship at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013. This is the first time she has returned to the top four of the Australian Open since she was promoted to a mother.

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The two, who are 10 years apart, played against each other once in the top 32 of the Indian Springs Masters last year. At that time, Rebakina won in straight sets and came to the southern hemisphere to face off again across the net. Breaking the battle, Rebakina once held the end point when she was leading 5:3, but failed to close the door successfully, and also allowed Belarus to push the game to 7 after the front ball; Rebakina showed a strong heart in the decisive game. In the stage, he broke the serve of two opponents in a row and gained a 7:4 advantage in drawing cards.

In the second set, Rebakina pursued the victory and broke Azalenka's serve twice in the third and seventh games. Although she was broken by her opponent in the eighth game and extended the front line, she broke serve again in the next game and also successfully broke into the Australian Open women's singles final.

Rebakina's opponent in the final will be the winner between Belarus' fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka and Polish dark horse Magda Linette.

Belarus front and back Asha Lenka.

(AFP)

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