Rybakina Vs Swiatek Highlights, AO 2026 QF: Kazak Takes Down World No. 2 To Book Semis Spot At Rod Laver Arena

Welcome to our live coverage of Elena Rybakina Vs Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open! It’s power and experience against fearless youth as a semifinal spot goes on the line in Melbourne.

These two have played each other 11 times overall with Swiatek leading six wins to Rybakina's five.

Polish world No.2 Iga Swiatek and Kazakh world No.5 Elena Rybakina get their quarter-final match on Rod Laver Arena underway. Rybakina won their most recent match in the WTA Finals late last year, but Swiatek leads their head-to-head 6-5.

Turning out to be a tight affair this! Swiatek breaks Rybakina to start the quarterfinal! And the Kazak returns the favour with a break of her own against the Polish star.

Swiatek holds her serve with the score now 2-2 in the first set. Both players are fierce competitors and this quarter-final is going to be an exciting affair given the competitive edge to this contest.

Kazak star leads 4-3 in this tight contest with very few margins for error. The contest is like a game of chess now between the two with one mistake that will allow either of the two, to take advantage.

Neither Iga Swiatek nor Elena Rybakina have gained an early advantage in this first set. The players broke each other’s serve in the opening games, but have held since.

Tie-break could come into play with both players holding their serve as the first set enters 6-5. Rybakina takes the lead with Swiatek now having the chance to hold her serve and make it 6-6!

After a few intense battles between the two players, its Rybakina who calls the shots and takes the first set 7-5 in her favour. Rybakina’s powerful ground strokes landed her the set, while Swiatek has struggled with her second serve.

Iga Swiatek has won six grand slam titles, but hasn’t won one in Melbourne. Seems like that will remain a dream as the world no. 2 trails 0-3 to Rybakina in the second set.

Seems like the Kazak player has one foot in the semis with her 4-1 lead in the second set. Iga Swiatek looks out of sorts and is in trouble.

That's it! Elena Rybakina defeats world No.2 Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the semi-finals.