Although Rebakina lost in the Australian Open final, her latest world ranking will rise to No. 10.

(AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The 2023 Australian Open women's singles final came to an end. The 5th seed Aryna Sabalenka reversed and defeated the 22nd seed Elena Rybakina in the final three sets to win her first Grand Prix in her career Grand Slam Gold Cup, and will return to the world's best personal ranking No. 2.

Although the defeated Rebakina failed to add another four major championships after last year's Wimbledon, she can still score 1300 points in this Australian Open, making her one of the top ten players in the world and rewriting her career new highs.

After winning the first set 6:4 yesterday, Rebakina failed to break through her opponent's serve since the second set, and lost two consecutive sets 3:6 and 4:6, which also made her miss the crown.

After the game, Rebakina still showed her demeanor and praised Sabalenka for playing a wonderful ball.

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"I think Aryna took it to another level from the second set, she played more aggressively and made fewer mistakes. I should have played a little bit stronger in the key points too. But she played well and had Strong mental and physical condition."

Rebakina will eliminate rivals such as Iga Swiatek, former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka .

Even if he fails to win the championship in the end, he will still be ranked No. 10 in the world for the first time, breaking through his personal best No. 12.

Even if the ranking will rewrite a career high, Rebakina bluntly said that her mentality will not feel different due to the change in ranking, but maybe she can gain some potential advantages because of it.

"Maybe I'll be able to get a seed in a lower tournament because of it, maybe even play one less round because of it, so that's more or less a benefit to me."

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