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Australian Open 2024 Women's Singles Final Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka Beats Qinwen Zheng In Straight Sets, Retains Australian Open Title
Aus Open Women's Singles Final Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka defeated China's Qinwen Zheng in the Australian Open women's singles final match on Saturday.
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Aryna Sabalenka vs Qinwen Zheng, Aus Open Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka defeated China's Qinwen Zheng in the Australian Open women's singles final match on Saturday. The Belarus star registered victory in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to retain her women's singles title. She became the first woman to defend the Australian Open title since 2013. The final match was an interesting contest as Zheng also gave a tough fight. However, Sabalenka had the last laugh and won her second Grand Slam title.Â
Here are the Highlights of the Australian Open Women's Singles Final between Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng from Melbourne
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- 15:37 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka retains the titleAfter a tough fight in the eighth game, Aryna Sabalenka claims the victory against Qinwen Zheng. With this, the Belarus star has won the final of the Australian Open women's singles final and also retained her title. She has won the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
- 15:27 (IST)AUS Open Live: Zheng holds to stay aliveTrailing 1-5 in the first set, Qinwen Zheng makes a good comeback in the seventh game. She brilliantly registers a scoreline of 40-15 to make it 2-5 in the second set. However, Sabalenka is just one game away from retaining her Australian Open title.
- 15:19 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka breaks ZhengThe fifth game of the second set was no less than a rollercoaster ride. Qinwen Zheng takes the serve and quickly takes 15-0 lead. However, Sabalenka bounces back and makes it 40-40 to take the game in deuce. Later, she claims the game in deuce as she leads the second set 4-1 against Zheng.
- 15:09 (IST)AUS Open Live: Zheng makes it 1-2China's Qinwen Zheng is got giving up easily and putting up a great fight against Aryna Sabalenka. In the third game of the second set, she takes 15-0 lead but Sabalenka quickly equalizes it. However, Zheng makes it 40-40 and takes the game in the deuce, where she brilliantly overpowers Sabalenka. The scoreline of second set reads, Sabalenka 2: Zheng 1.
- 15:00 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka dominates in 2nd setAfter successfully winning the first set, Aryna Sabalenka continues to cast her magic in the second set as well. The defending champion has won the opening two games of this round. In the first game, she registers a scoreline of 40-30, followed by the same result in the second game. Qinwen Zheng needs to bounce back now.
- 14:52 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka wins 1st setAryna Sabalenka has successfully won the first set of the women's singles final. In the ninth game, both players give their best shot as the scores were levelled at 15-all. However, Sabalenka takes the lead and finishes the round with 40-30 lead and claiming the first set with a scoreline of 6-3.
- 14:48 (IST)AUS Open Live: Zheng holds againTrailing 2-5, Qinwen Zheng makes a good comeback in the eighth game. Despite trailing 0-40, she holds her nerves and makes it 40-40 and takes the game in deuce. Later, she claims the game as the scoreline of the first set reads, Sabalenka 5: Zheng 3.
- 14:44 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka close in on 1st setArya Sabalenka is inching closer to claim the first set in the final match of the women's singles. In the seventh game, Sabalenka takes the serve and finishes the round with a scoreline of 40-15, extending her lead 5-2 in the first set. She is just one more game away from winning the opening set.
- 14:38 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka extends lead but Zheng fights backAryna Sabalenka extends her lead in the fifth game, making it 4-1. However, Qinwen Zheng did not lose hope and gave a remarkable comeback in the sixth game. The Chinese star takes an early 15-0 lead, which gets equalized by Sabalenka. Later, Zheng completes the game with 40-15 scoreline, trailing 2-4 in the first set.
- 14:34 (IST)AUS Open Live: Zheng holds serveQinwen Zheng makes a good comeback in the fourth game of the first set. After taking the serve, she gives a dominating performance against Aryna Sabalenka, to register 40-0 lead to claim her first game. The scoreline of the first set reads Sabalenka 3: Zheng 1.
- 14:30 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka holds againThe third game of the first set turns out to be a thrilling one. The games begins with Aryna Sabalenka taking the serve and Qinwen Zheng quickly taking 30-0 lead. However, Sabalenka bounces back in style and makes it 40-40 to take the game in deuce. Later, the defending champion successfully gains the advantage and claims the game.
- 14:24 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka breaks ZhengIn the second match of the first set, Aryna Sabalenka takes an early 15-0 lead. However, Qinwen Zheng quickly makes it 15-all but Sabalenka holds her nerves and ends the round with 40-15 scoreline. Sabalenka is currently 2-0 up in the first set.
- 14:06 (IST)AUS Open Live: Sabalenka's massive win in semisDefending champion Aryna Sabalenka had a daunting task of facing the might Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the women's singles Australian Open 2024. Sabalenka registered a straight set win 7-6 6-4 win against the fourth-seeded player to enter her third Grand Slam final. She will now aim to retain her Australian Open title.
- 13:56 (IST)Aus Open Live: Focus on what awaits!
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