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Rybakina vs Azarenka: match preview
Two of the last four standing in the women's draw are grand slam winners, but only one will get the chance to contest the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. 23-year-old Elena Rybakina is seen as the future of tennis, while 33-year-old Victoria Azarenka's run in Melbourne has provided an unexpected blast from the past. It's a battle of the generations.
Azarenka has a bittersweet relationship with the Australian Open. It's the only major she's won, and she's done it twice, but there's still bad blood between the Belarusian and the locals after a controversial medical timeout that overshadowed her most recent triumph, in 2013. Azarenka hasn't forgotten the fallout of that incident, and as she revealed after her dominant victory over No.3 seed Jessica Pegula on Tuesday, she feels that she's the one who's owed an apology.
Rybakina has gone about her business rather more quietly. In fact, you'll have done well to catch her at all. The reigning Wimbledown champion has been ruthlessly efficient, dropping just one set up to this point and only once being pushed beyond 90 minutes. Her 35 aces lead the way in the women's draw, and she struck 11 of them against Jelena Ostapenko, who entered the match as the tournament's standout returner.
Rybakina and Azarenka have met just once before, at Indian Wells last year. The Kazakhstani star won in straight sets on that occasion, though from what we've seen so far in Melbourne, she'll be forced to cover a lot of ground by Azarenka. Follow our guide as we explain how you can watch a Rybakina vs Azarenka live stream and watch Australian Open 2023 from wherever you are.
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