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Australian Open Daily: Sabalenka & Rybakina reach women's final

Aryna Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina in the women's singles final of the Australian Open, having beaten Elina Svitolina and Jessica Pegula respectively in the semi-finals.

Gigi Salmon and Russell Fuller are joined by Annabel Croft and Pat Cash as they review the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka beat Elina Svitolina to reach her fourth Australian Open final in a row, whilst Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula in straight sets to end her three year long wait for a Grand Slam final and to set up a rematch of the 2023 final.

They also discuss the odd incident where the umpire called hindrance on Sabalenka during the first set, whether Serena Williams is teasing a comeback and Neal Skupski keeping the flag waving for the Brits as he makes it to the men's doubles final in Melbourne.

1:00 - Why so many straight sets matches?
3:00 - Elena Rybakina makes her first final in three years
7:00 - Sabalenka makes her seventh consecutive hard court Grand Slam final
9:00 - Sabalenka hindrance incident
12:30 - Sabalenka gives her thoughts on the hindrance call
15:50 - Will Serena Williams make a comeback?
19:45 - Neal Skupski into doubles final

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