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Radio 5 Live,31 Jan 2026,22 mins

Australian Open Daily: Elena Rybakina wins first Australian Open title

5 Live Sport: All About... Australian Open

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Gigi Salmon, Russell Fuller, Pat Cash and Annabel Croft react as Elena Rybakina beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Melbourne to win the Australian Open women's singles title for the first time in her career and secure her second Grand Slam title. In the deciding set Rybakina was 3-0 down to Sabalenka before staging a remarkable comeback, winning the next five games to claim the first Grand Slam singles title of the season. The team also look ahead to a historic men's singles final on Sunday which will either see Carlos Alcaraz become the youngest player to complete the career Grand Slam or Novak Djokovic crowned as the oldest player to win an men's singles Grand Slam title and the first to win 25 majors. Timecodes: 0:15 - Rybakina wins her second Grand Slam title 3:30 - What went wrong for Sabalenka? 12:30 - Previewing the men’s singles final: Carlos Alcaraz v Novak Djokovic 16:30 - How will both players deal with recovery from five set semi-finals

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