Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her Australian Open title, becoming the first woman since 2013 to win back-to-back championships at the event. She defeated Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, who secured her first-ever Grand Slam Final berth, in a straight-set victory with scores of 6-3, 6-2. Sabalenka's win marks her second consecutive Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open last year as well. Her dominant performance throughout the tournament saw her not drop a single set, joining an elite group of players who have achieved this feat in the 21st century. Zheng's appearance in the final also marks her debut into the Top 10 and she becomes the second Chinese player to reach a major final since trailblazing star Li Na.
“There’s not going to be big wins without really tough losses” Aryna Sabalenka didn't let her Slam setbacks of 2023 shake her. Her second Australian Open title was the most convincing showcase yet for her durable, high-powered talents https://t.co/jzMCH2j3Kk
Aryna Sabalenka won a second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday by marrying her undoubted tennis prowess with a more relaxed mentality and the discipline to stick with her strategy ⬇️ https://t.co/Ek0g65aWLo
Aryna Sabalenka Fulfilled Late Father's Dream With Second Australian Open Victory https://t.co/8m02DKvGap
“There’s not going to be big wins without really tough losses.”—@SabalenkaA Aryna Sabalenka wasn’t afraid to keep failing until she succeeded. Her 2nd #AusOpen 🏆 was her most convincing showcase of her durable, high-powered talents, says @SteveTignor ⤵️ https://t.co/XRMtgKqbyA
She is the moment 🤩🏆 Congrats to @SabalenkaA on her second @AustralianOpen title! https://t.co/iLKMoMsvFG
Aryna Sabalenka just had one of the most dominant title runs in history. All the details ⤵️
"So fully deserved" ❤️ "The best on & off court!" 🔝 Two-time #AusOpen champ @vika7, tour "soulmate" @paulabadosa and more took to social media to congratulate @SabalenkaA after her repeat in Melbourne ⤵️ https://t.co/UX4LDKtHPk
Aryna Sabalenka and her father, Sergey, shared the same dream: for her to win “a couple of Grand Slams” before turning 25. After winning her second straight Grand Slam singles trophy in the #AusOpen, the dream she shared with her late father became a reality. https://t.co/X0kJEGgzu9
Aryna Sabalenka didn't drop a SINGLE set during the #AusOpen Absolute domination 🔥 https://t.co/72BOv6vVRP
Congratulations @SabalenkaA and your team on winning your second @AustralianOpen showing improved discipline, fitness and shotmaking! (Oh,and consistency!🤷♀️) and #Qinwen ,you are just starting an incredible journey 👍👏. A win-win! 💃💪❤️
#Sabalenka takes #AusOpen What a character, likeable champ https://t.co/C31hHhnSh0
✅Boxes ticked: Sabalenka as good as her word. The numbers and motivation behind our back-to-back champion's remarkable and relentless title retention. #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/BhShj0xgyt
Her title, her trophy, her crown. @SabalenkaA's Melbourne Park sequel proves to be every bit as good as the original. #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/FmWzQXCZAO
Her title, her trophy, her crown. @SabalenkaA's Melbourne Park sequel proves every bit as good as the original. #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/FmWzQXCZAO
Crown: defended 👑 @SabalenkaA • #AusOpen https://t.co/4hiZXN2wVU
That's two Australian Open titles for Aryna Sabalenka🤩 All without dropping a set as she defends the title 💪 #AusOpen #AO2024 https://t.co/A8habuhER3
DOMINANT ⚡ Aryna Sabalenka makes it back to back titles in Melbourne 🏆🏆 https://t.co/tOSobjuVnF
Rarified company ✨ Since 2000, here are the 5 women to win the #AusOpen title without dropping a set: Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Ash Barty Aryna Sabalenka 🏆 https://t.co/rNNdljXwXA
One to watch 🚀 A Top 10 debut and a historic run to the @AustralianOpen final, congrats Zheng Qinwen! #AusOpen https://t.co/7FBQVnNxcg
Aryna Sabalenka breaks family rule after blistering Australian Open final win over Qinwen Zheng - 'I never' https://t.co/WClG03Y7Yr
That back-to-back champion feeling 😁🏆 @SabalenkaA | #AusOpen https://t.co/AH8DGTivCh
Via @BastienFachan Aryna Sabalenka now has two Grand Slam titles at 25 https://t.co/YOuiJohfMA
🔹 2nd Grand Slam title 🔹 2nd Australian Open in a row 🔹 3 Grand Slam finals played, 2 won 🔹 0 set lost 🔹 5th player in history to win Australian Open without dropping a set @SabalenkaA https://t.co/P3jkB778AB
A storybook ending 📖 Without dropping a set, World No.2 @SabalenkaA defends her @AustralianOpen title 🏆 https://t.co/dlJZG230mB
all the emotions 🙏 @SabalenkaA | #AusOpen https://t.co/WCvzwYQI8B
Aryna Sabalenka has broken a 12-year hoodoo to win back-to-back Australian Opens at Rod Laver Arena > https://t.co/zEJdDb2C6n https://t.co/M0DqklVSPE
Aryna Sabalenka becomes the fifth woman since 2000 to win the #AusOpen title without dropping a set! '24 - Sabalenka '22 - Barty '17 - Serena '08 - Sharapova '00 - Davenport https://t.co/BDS5QlnIjH
Aryna Sabalenka has broken a 12-year hoodoo to win back-to-back Australina Opens at Rod Laver Arena > https://t.co/zEJdDb2C6n https://t.co/PpFG0hTsEl
She hit at huge winner with her forehand, & Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open, beating Zheng pretty easily, 6-3, 6-2. Her serve has improved a lot over the past 13 months, and also, she will go for it early and often. Now, Sabalenka is playing terrific. Soon to be No. 1? https://t.co/a0lRcFf6cG
ARYNA SABALENKA HAS DONE IT 🙌 She's won her second Grand Slam title after winning one in Australia last year 🙌 @SabalenkaA | #ThatsaW https://t.co/JZGHH1ITcL
ARYNA SABALENKA HAS DONE IT 👏 She's won her second consecutive Grand Slam title after winning one in Australia last year 🙌 @SabalenkaA | #ThatsaW https://t.co/YvEVzg15ob
5 - Aryna Sabalenka is the 5th player this Century to secure the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open without a single set dropped en route after Davenport in 2000, Sharapova in 2008, S. Williams in 2017 and Barty in 2022. Domination. #AusOpen | @WTA @WTA_insider https://t.co/ltADtnsyH2
Raw power from @SabalenkaA! She closes out the point, the game and takes a 6-3 4-1 lead. #AusOpen • @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis https://t.co/DU9pNTfzpJ
Sabalenka secures a double-break lead. Too many double faults from Zheng prolong the game and Sabalenak breaks with the best point of the match, cleaning up a baseline exchange with a cheeky drop shot. Sabalenka leads 6-3, *4-1. #AusOpen
Four games played in the second set, three of them belong to @SabalenkaA. She leads Qinwen Zheng 6-3 3-1 and is inching towards a second #AusOpen title. Can the No.12 seed rally back into the set and the match? https://t.co/8exgRmmsgC
Clinical, methodical tennis from Sabalenka tonight. Big targets, relying on her depth and pace to keep Zheng at bay. Just 6 winners so far tonight but in full control from the baseline She's now a set and a break up. 6-3, 2-0. #AusOpen
First Set stats: Sabalenka: 1 ace, 59% 1st serves in, 94% 1st serves won, 55% 2nd serves won, 48% returns in, 1 for 4 on BPs, saved 3 for 3 BPs, 4 W, 5 UFE, 5 forced errors Zheng: 6 aces, 63% 1st serves in, 73% 1st serves won, 44% 2nd serves won, 63% returns in, 0 for 3 on BPs,…
The @SabalenkaA way, eh @TedLasso? One set down, one away from a second #AusOpen crown. Aryna powers her way to the first set! https://t.co/qNhmQ7YSRy
Aryna Sabalenka takes the first set 6-3! 🎾 An early break set the standard and the Belarusian was able to take care of the rest. Listen to the #AusOpen final LIVE on @BBCSounds. #BBCTennis https://t.co/6kXQg2iVk1
1 set away 👀 Dominant form from @SabalenkaA as she takes the first set 6-3 over Zheng #AusOpen https://t.co/bJZ9Ic0ref
First set Sabalenka 6-3. Early break and held the rest of the way #ausopen
Sabalenka in control, takes the first set 6-3 and is now one away from defending her title! https://t.co/86f8HFa5gm
Huge start by Sabalenka! The defending champion seals the 1dt set 6-3 in 33 minutes against Qinwen Zheng Can she win in 2? https://t.co/DzkrmTf0Uw
Strong start for Aryna Sabalenka as she grabs set one 6-3! One set away from another #AusOpen title! https://t.co/AXnh4mhCXa
Since 2000, 4 players have won the #AusOpen without losing a set: 2000: Lindsay Davenport 2008: Maria Sharapova 2017: Serena Williams 2022: Ash Barty Aryna Sabalenka is looking to make it 5 tonight. The defending champion seals the first set 6-3.
This time it's Zheng's turn to save a 0-40 service game. She wipes out triple set point for Sabalenka with a flurry of aces -- she has hit 6 for the match -- and holds. Sabalenka leads *5-3. #AusOpen
Coming into the #AusOpen Final, both Sabalenka and Zheng had won over 75% of their first-serve points in the tournament. Through 6 games tonight: Sabalenka: 89% Zheng: 70% Sabalenka leads *4-2
Aryna Sabalenka is the 2nd player this century to reach 3+ consecutive hard court Women’s Singles Grand Slam finals after Victoria Azarenka. A win tonight and she would become the 1st woman to go B2B at #AusOpen since Azarenka in 2012-13. Another quick hold and she leads 4-1*.
Zheng gets on the board with 3 unreturnable serves. In case you're wondering, yes, Li Na is in the house. Sabalenka leads *3-1. #AusOpen https://t.co/MZ4vjPzvzR
The defending champion secures an early break of serve, before saving a pair of break points to skip out to a 3-0 lead! @SabalenkaA • #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/4wFdcXj721
Sablenka saves break points to hold. A perfect forehand pass gives Zheng a 0-15 lead and Sabalenka makes her first two errors of the match to fall behind 0-40. No panic. Sabalenka reels off the next five points to consolidate her break. Sabalenka leads 3-0* after 11 minutes.…
Aryna Sabalenka climbs out of a 0-40 hole and holds for a 3-0 lead! #AusOpen https://t.co/S8qOZ6Kx2I
Sabalenka BREAKS immediately. The World No.2 beating Zheng's forehand with pace and she breaks at 15. Sabalenka leads *2-0.
Sabalenka-Zheng underway with a quick hold by the defending champ. #AusOpen https://t.co/cKbH2i4fpq
Buzzing atmos for the start of the women’s final 🏆 Aryna Sabalenka looks for back-to-back titles here; Zheng Qinwen is in her first major final #AusOpen https://t.co/eNh4zZudi6
WOMEN'S FINAL at Australian Open Here we go! 🙌 https://t.co/eFstpG72Fb
Play is underway for the #AusOpen women's singles final in Melbourne. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka powers through a lightning quick opening game to lead 1-0*.
It is tiiiiiiime! The #AusOpen women's final is underway 🙌 https://t.co/I28RBpLWES
🎾 #AusOpen final! 🎾 The players are on their way. Will it be China's rising star Zheng Qinwen or defending champion Aryna Sabalenka? 📲 Listen to LIVE commentary on 5 Sports Extra on @BBCSounds. Get involved using #BBCTennis.
Ready to defend her crown tonight. 👑 @SabalenkaA | #AusOpen https://t.co/BNP9mVUXVj
#AusOpen, Night 14 preview: Aryna Sabalenka & Qinwen Zheng have restored some order to the women’s event. Their final should showcase the WTA's current state of the art in hard-hitting, high-energy play https://t.co/yyY54SHD2K
Can Aryna Sabalenka defend her Australian Open title or will Zheng Qinwen win her first grand slam? 👀 #TCLive gives their predictions. https://t.co/pyL2rhbDCG
Aryna Sabalenka will Saturday bid to become the first woman to defend the Australian Open title since 2013, but Zheng Qinwen has her own date with destiny. #AFPSports Read more⬇️ https://t.co/pGlRpiYKZj https://t.co/iuEQK8LZpu
It's WOMEN'S FINAL tomorrow at @AustralianOpen! Zheng 🆚 Sabalenka ⏰ 8:30am UTC https://t.co/YcQ8ONDpaP
"Play to win, not to lose." Inside Team @SabalenkaA's mindset ahead of Saturday's final. #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/ffh37R7naK
Our title holder's shift from 'crazy kid' to calm champion: the philosophy driving @SabalenkaA's pursuit of back-to-back titles. #AusOpen • #AO2024 https://t.co/eKayTox9TY
Gallery: Women’s tennis player Zheng Qinwen has secured her first-ever Grand Slam Final berth at the Australian Open tennis tournament, becoming only the second Chinese player to reach a major final since trailblazing star Li Na, who claimed the title. https://t.co/BNwjrumBms https://t.co/ZOSzdv07R6