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You can watch Rybakina vs Sabalenka on 9Now for free in Australia today. In the US, you can watch the Australian Open final on ESPN+ and ESPN. In the UK and Europe, the tennis is on Discovery Plus. Full details on how to watch Rybakina vs Sabalenka from anywhere are just below.
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Rybakina vs Sabalenka: match preview
The two players have now taken to the court at the Rod Laver Arena where the roof is now open to help cool down the court. It's been a day of close weather.
At the fourth time of asking, Aryna Sabalenka is finally into her first ever grand slam final, but she's up against a woman who seems to be able to do everything just a tiny bit better than her. Fellow big hitter Elena Rybakina leads the field with 45 aces and the highest percentage of first-serve points won, edging Sabalenka in both categories. The Belarusian, however, has won all three of their previous encounters. It's a warm evening at Melbourne Park with the pair ready to take to the Rod Laver Arena shortly.
Sabalenka, 24, has been on the cusp of her first major title for 18 months, but a tendency to crumple on the biggest stages means she's still not taken that final step. Key to the No.5 seed's run in Melbourne has been her drastically improved serve. She's struck home 29 aces and has been broken just six times, though double-faults are still an issue. Only two players have committed more than her total of 22.
Rybakina has never beaten Sabalenka, but it's fair to say that she was a completely different player when they last met, a year and a half ago. The Kazakhstani No.23 seed won Wimbledon last summer and has emerged as one of tennis' leading lights, a player with the potential to truly dominate. Nobody has had a tougher route to the final, but she sailed through it at the expense of one set, eliminating grand slam winners Swiatek, Ostapenko and Azarenka along the way.
We all know about the strength of that Rybakina serve, but as formidable a weapon as it is, it has been broken 10 times over the course of the tournament. Follow our guide as we explain how you can watch a Rybakina vs Sabalenka live stream and watch Australian Open 2023 from wherever you are.
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Watch a Rybakina vs Sabalenka live stream from anywhere
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They're a useful means of getting around this issue, are cheap, and easy to set-up as well. Here's how it's done.
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