China News Agency, Beijing, January 29th. In the women's singles final of the 2023 Australian Open on the 28th local time, Sabalenka of Belarus defeated Kazakhstan Daman 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. Slam winner Lebakina won the first Australian Open women's singles championship in her career, which is also her first Grand Slam women's singles championship.
Sabalenka performed well in this Australian Open. She reached the final without losing a set. This is the first time she has advanced to the final of the Australian Open.
Lebakina's performance was equally impressive, defeating three Grand Slam winners, Svyatek, Ostapenko, and Azarenka, on the way to the promotion, and reached the final.
In the final, Lebakina got off to a good start and broke serve first, while Sabalenka also adjusted her state afterwards. In the first set, both sides hit 5 serves and scored directly.
It's a pity that Sabalenka's touch was fleeting, and a key double fault in the subsequent serve game allowed Lebakina to seize the opportunity to break serve for the second time and won the first set 6:4.
In the second set, Sabalenka used the forehand advantage to regain his form, hit 21 winning goals in a single set, and broke serve first in the fourth game, and finally won the second set 6:3, thus equalizing the big score.
In the crucial deciding set, the two sides started a tug-of-war and failed to break serve until the seventh game. After three equal points, Lebakina returned the ball and went out of bounds. Sabalenka seized the opportunity to break serve and finally won the game 6:4.
After winning the Grand Slam championship, Sabalenka said in an interview after the game that this was her best game. Although the game was very difficult, she was very happy that she could overcome all the difficulties and tension.
"After all that I've been through, I'm enjoying the game." (End)