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World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka hilariously raised her hands to the sky and blew a kiss after finally managing to win a game against Elena Rybakina in the Brisbane International final.
Sabalenka, who was the top-seeded player in Brisbane, was playing great throughout the week in Brisbane and reached the final with four pretty commanding wins. But against Rybakina, Sabalenka stood no chance as the Kazakh ousted the Belarusian 6-0 6-3.
After losing the first eight games of the final, Sabalenka finally got on the board after breaking Rybakina in the third game of the second set. The crowd it and Sabalenka also delivered a great reaction.
Aryna Sabalenka after winning her first game of the match versus Rybakina, 0-6 0-2 down: pic.twitter.com/K1eZduCJpe
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Sabalenka got ousted by Rybakina in the Brisbane final
Rybakina emphatically started the Brisbane final, claiming back-to-back breaks in the second and fourth games before also serving out the next game for a 5-0 lead. In the sixth game, Sabalenka had two consecutive game points on her serve but didn’t realize them. Rybakina then earned her first set point and converted it to bagel Sabalenka.
