Sabalenka Vs Rybakina LIVE Score, Australian Open 2026 Final: Slow Start For World No. 1 As Kazakhstani Leads 1st Set

If Elena Rybakina is able to hold on to her strong service display, then she close out the 1st set much earlier than expected. If that happens, then it will be a huge let-off for the Women's World No.1, whose nervousness is becoming pretty evident now.

Aryna Sabalenka did win the 3rd game but Elena Rybakina is showing exceptional gameplay to go 3-1 ahead. The Kazakhstani is too good with her serve and Sabalenka is not able to gain much in the 2nd serves.

Wow. Elena Rybakina has kept Aryna Sabalenka quite in the first two games as the Kazakhstani goes 2-0 ahead. The Belarussian will try to force Rybakina to use the backhand because the latter's forehand is becoming a problem.

Here we go ladies and gentlemen for the Australian Open 2026 Women's singles final. Rybakina has started on the front foot as she returned 3 forehands already to go 40-30 before she failed to returned Aryna Sabalenka's service with her backhand.

Former Indian Tennis great Sania Mirza is backing Elena Rybakina to avenge her 2023 loss and beat the powerhouse Aryna Sabalenka, who is being backed by Somdev to win the title once again.

Total matches - 14

Aryna Sabalenka - 8 wins

Elena Rybakina - 6 wins

This finale match-up is actually a replay of the 2023 Australian Open final, where Aryna Sabalenka got the best of Elena Rybakina in a dominant fashion. After losing the first set 6-4, the Belarussian claimed won back-to-back sets by 6-3 and 6-4.

Good Afternoon everyone. Welcome to the live coverage of the Australian Open 2026 Women's singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. This is the start of our blog, so stay tuned for the real-time updates, live scores and more.