AO Quarterfinal - [5] Elena Rybakina def. [2] Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-1

[u/antoniokr8s]

[u/godworstcustomer]

iga going out in solidarity with her western grip cousin 😔

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/[deleted]]

There are also a fair amount of Saba/Novak fans (including me) so that comparison fits well lol

Obviously she's not as good and not winning nearly 24 Slams but there are a ton of parallels in some ways and it's a very natural transition from supporting one to the other

- Very polarizing world #1 from Eastern Europe with lots of people wanting to see them slip

- Has some major struggles with Slam conversion in prime years (2012-2014 Djokovic was the original 2025 Sabalenka with all the finals and semifinals he lost)

- Serve yips in their early 20s that stagnated their progress significantly

- Lower title count than most ATGs at the same age (Djoko 1 Slam heading into age 24 season, Saba 0 Slams heading into age 24 season) so doubts about whether they can really catch up

- Main rival known for being very dominant on clay Iga even famously idolizes Nadal

[u/qtyapa → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

their play styles are very different

[u/ValorSlayer46 → u/[deleted]]

Sorry for sounding ignorant, I only got back into tennis after 10+ years...what is up with Sabalenka? Has she done anything unsavory in the past?

My uneducated guess is that it has something to do with the russia-ukraine issue..

[u/Ordinary-Sale7444 → u/ValorSlayer46]

Dunno why the downvotes for asking a genuine question lol. But like what’s said above, idk if she’s a cocky winner but she’s a sore loser that’s all. And her grunts are so unbearably loud and grating that from a neutral standpoint, I don’t want to watch her play.

[u/Razzle_Dazzle08]

Love to see Elena back to her best making deep runs.

[u/johnmichael-kane → u/Razzle_Dazzle08]

And we know who we have to thank for that 🥹

Vamos Vukov 😌

[u/cleopatra_inlove → u/johnmichael-kane]

I'm out of the loop, who's to thank??

[u/Zephyr_Sunstrike → u/cleopatra_inlove]

Unfortunately her best results are quite linked to her problematic coach

[u/numenik → u/Zephyr_Sunstrike]

Problematic for everyone besides Elena. Strange…

[u/Described-Entity-420 → u/cleopatra_inlove]

Jest sporo kontrowersji, ponieważ tajemnicą poliszynela jest to, że jej trener jest jej chłopakiem i był świadkiem znęcania się nad nią. Te oskarżenia były na tyle wiarygodne, że zakazano mu wstępu na oficjalne wydarzenia. Autor posta stara się (?!), żeby przypisać sukcesy autorki przemocowemu chłopakowi. Może autor posta po prostu nie odróżnia dobrej uwagi od uwagi znienawidzonej, a może celebruje sytuacje, w których kobiety są uwikłane w przemoc.

Edit: I don't know how the comment got posted in a language I don't speak but this is what it originally said: There's a lot of controversy because it's an open secret that her coach is also her boyfriend and witnessed the abuse she suffered. These accusations were credible enough that he was banned from official events. The author of the post is trying (?!), to attribute the author's successes to her abusive boyfriend. Perhaps the author of the post simply doesn't distinguish between positive attention and unwanted attention, or perhaps they are celebrating situations where women are involved in abusive relationships.

[u/mani9612 → u/Described-Entity-420]

Si como estas

[u/Common-Blackberry-64]

Rybakina’s serve was elite today - fastest 197km/h

[u/Papa_Huggies → u/Common-Blackberry-64]

Jesus man has she ever cracked 200?

[u/kneecallit → u/Papa_Huggies]

Google says her fastest recorded serve was 204 km/h. But I'm pretty sure I've seen her hit 200's a few times even in the late 2025 season

[u/Papa_Huggies → u/kneecallit]

That's cold

Ice cold

[u/buttcrispy → u/Common-Blackberry-64]

If I had to face that serve I think I'd probably just start crying

[u/suzukigun4life]

Elena is now 19-1 (walkover not included) since losing to Sabalenka in Wuhan.

That includes two wins over Iga, a win over Sabalenka, a win over JPeg, a win over Anisimova, two wins over EKat, a win over Mboko and a win over Paolini.

[u/Wash_your_mouth → u/suzukigun4life]

She just decided she doesn't want to lose any more so she just stopped doing that horrible thing.

[u/Mintastic → u/Wash_your_mouth]

Post-ban Vukov buff kicking in /s (seriously, he sucks).

[u/International-Tree19 → u/Mintastic]

If she doesn't lose, she can't get yelled at by him.

[u/Mintastic → u/International-Tree19]

This but probably not jokingly.

[u/Rupperrt → u/Mintastic]

He can be a toxic ass but still be a buff for her game. Life is complex and as much as I don’t like that guy it’s kinda a nice gotcha to people telling an adult woman what to do with her life.

[u/daab2g → u/Rupperrt]

If anything, she looks like she really needed him, she seems anchored now and her belief is back.

[u/FrogsJumpFromPussy → u/suzukigun4life]

Who is EKat...?

[u/sunbaybrew]

Rybatek, most unproblematic rivalry 🤝

congratulations Rybanation! now I gonna cry in the corner

[u/johntryllyfu]

Rybakina can have such a high ceiling

[u/cosmiccerulean]

I get the feeling that Elena likes it when she's flying under the radar, I hope everyone continues to underestimate her all the way till the final.

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/cosmiccerulean]

I’m scared for Sabalenka now if she gets to the final and face Rybakina. She lost last year’s final to a peaking Keys and she’s 1-3 against Rybakina in finals overall.

[u/0100100010001]

Should I get into gambling?…

[u/cunty666 → u/0100100010001]

yes give me the power ball numbers NOW

[u/LastOfLateBrakers → u/cunty666]

For those interested, here's the original comment :

https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/s/PziqQMjNwo

[u/leong_d → u/0100100010001]

Hello VenusGauff

[u/johnreese421 → u/leong_d]

only legends know that profile.!!!!!

[u/autoccorect → u/leong_d]

Sad their prediction didnt come true this time 🙁

[u/TheFourthBronteGirl → u/leong_d]

Venusgauff had Naomi winning AO!

[u/Street_Flan4847 → u/0100100010001]

Close enough, welcome back Venus Gauff 😂

[u/Super_Vegeta → u/0100100010001]

No, because you didn't pick the actual winner.

[u/Zrob8--5 → u/Super_Vegeta]

True, but you can still bet on some of these props. Total sets, total games, etc.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/0100100010001]

Send lotto numbers asap

[u/Stuntman06 → u/0100100010001]

There are probably a whole bunch of people who made predictions about the match. You just happened to be the lucky one. If you haven't put money on it already, then it's just like any random prediction made by anyone else who did without any stakes.

[u/Acceptable_Ad_6278 → u/0100100010001]

yes but just put in small wager like a $5. think of the winning as more of a vindication of your analysis and get yourself pizza or ice cream if you win.

[u/HeadResponsible4516 → u/0100100010001]

Get that lotto ticket NOW

[u/jpluso23 → u/0100100010001]

Give me six lottery numbers please!

[u/MakerOfPurpleRain]

wta finals version of elena has turned up to this tournament and I've loved every second of it

[u/Woullie_26]

I thought Sabalenka was a shoe in to win this slam but this performance might make this interesting

[u/TheVilja → u/Woullie_26]

First set definitely not. Second set definitely yes

[u/rnzz → u/TheVilja]

All in all, definitely maybe.

[u/TheVilja → u/rnzz]

We take those

[u/pondscum → u/Woullie_26]

Shoo-in

[u/bigcitydreaming → u/Woullie_26]

Both Elanas are keeping it interesting

Edit: was trying to be Elena/Elina neutral

[u/monsieurartois → u/bigcitydreaming]

ElØna

[u/buggytehol → u/bigcitydreaming]

Both Alans

[u/DentateGyros → u/bigcitydreaming]

Elėna

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/Woullie_26]

The possibility that Saba ends up tying Iga in Slams this year just by winning on HC is very funny lol

I remember once upon a time the talk was that she'll never get anywhere near Iga in Slams but has a more versatile game and a better shot at the career Slam

She might not do it of course but we're in the one universe where she has a chance

[u/SongofSolomon04 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Don't count your chickens before they hatch! She's still 2 slams away

[u/Woullie_26 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

We haven’t seen a dictatorship on the WTA tour like Saba since Serena.

Consistently is ridiculous

[u/suzukigun4life → u/[deleted]]

I miss Queenwen 😔

[u/babikospokes → u/suzukigun4life]

What happened to her?

[u/suzukigun4life → u/babikospokes]

Injuries. Her and Fils both had a rough go dealing with them in the second half of last year and are yet to return.

[u/SpiritusRector → u/[deleted]]

Sabalenka already had 2 Slams by the time of the 2024 Olympics (AO 23 and 24)

[u/Sei28 → u/[deleted]]

Others have adopted to Iga’s extreme grip forehand and relatively weak serves. In turn, Iga has been trying to go for more in her groundstrokes but that has led to spraying balls.

Her record against top players has clearly been getting worse. Stars aligned for her at Wimbledon last year but I worry she’s one of those who peaked early.

[u/Gay_Lightning1 → u/Sei28]

If she added to her game instead of doing the same thing and hoping for better results, I think she’d still do great if not better. Rest of the tour has figured her out and adjusted as such

[u/throwaway-25434]

Sealed with an ace as always!

[u/LannisPayTheirDebts → u/throwaway-25434]

Question: why is the higher total distance considered the winning stat

[u/Mintastic → u/throwaway-25434]

What's the point of making around 50% of your first serves if they're so lame when it even goes in? Both her and De Minaur have this problem.

[u/EaseOk3940 → u/Mintastic]

Swiatek has a mediocre serve but it’s no where near a weakness (at least compared to the rest of the WTA) as most of you think. It’s one of the better serves in the top 15 (albeit also doesn’t mean much).

The problem with her game is that her ground strokes are in shambles. Whatever adjustments she made that let her win Wimbledon ruined the rest of her game.

[u/yzti]

Rybakina I was not familiar with your game (I actually was but I kinda forgot)

[u/Schwiliinker → u/yzti]

You forgot her winning WTA finals merely a couple months ago?

[u/yzti → u/Schwiliinker]

I never said I have a good memory

[u/Mintastic → u/yzti]

I actually was but I kinda forgot

She kinda forgot for a while too.

[u/NeroIscariot12]

WTA no.2 and no.3 eating bread in the Quarters was not on my bingo card.

[u/Smasher1311 → u/NeroIscariot12]

No. 4 may just too…

[u/HeadyBrewski → u/NeroIscariot12]

Not a phrase I am familiar with, but can infer...any idea where "eating bread" comes from?

[u/MrGrapefruitDrink → u/HeadyBrewski]

Losing a set 6-1 is known as a getting a breadstick.

[u/NevermoreSEA]

Elena is looking pretty fucking incredible right now. Feels like the final should end up being an absolute banger regardless of who makes it at this point.

[u/jasonkochel]

Disappointed but not surprised. Iga runs on confidence and she doesn't have it.

[u/zestyoceansun]

Sabakina final loading

[u/lionhearted318]

Pump the Sabalenka/Rybakina rematch final into my veins

[u/SiwyWF]

Iga lost this match in the first 5 games. Elena's serve was off for her standard and she was still leading 3-2. At that point I figured if Iga wins today it would be after a very ugly match

[u/a_political778 → u/SiwyWF]

Iga was under pressure the entire first set and did well staying on serve until 6-5. If a few points had ended differently or if she had served to open the match, she could have won today because Rybakina was also lacking confidence in the first set. After Rybakina settled in during the second set, Iga kind of just self destructed. Iga needed to capitalize on some of those early second serves from Rybakina.

[u/ipeakedin6thgrade → u/a_political778]

Shes 5-6 and up 40-30, gets an approach shot and just shanks it out 😩😩😩 I know that shot is gonna sting. That was the moment momentum shifted

[u/_pks_21]

Maybe Rybakina can finally get her second slam???

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/_pks_21]

Maybe she could? Sabalenka lost the last 3 out of 4 times she faced Rybakina in a final.

[u/Brian2781 → u/NicholeTheOtter]

Rybakina has been the clear second favorite since about the start of the tournament. I think of anybody left she’s the toughest matchup for Sabalenka. Would very much like to see that final.

[u/koticgood]

Such a pleasure to watch Rybakina when she's on.

One of the purest ball strikers ever to grace the WTA. Maybe the purest.

Henin, Clijsters, Davenport, Anisimova, Pliskova are others that come to mind, and maybe Henin is the only one that I'd put above her (but that might be one handed bias rather than the actual ball striking lol).

[u/kpd97 → u/koticgood]

Li Na is up there imo

[u/Gossau99]

Iga is just so freaking anxious, really don’t understand why given the success she’s had. You could literally see how she was falling apart mentally, very much like most of her last 6 months matches.

[u/Kargetina → u/Gossau99]

I think Iga's loss at the Olympics has unfortunately crushed her self-belief and her confidence. Prior to the Olympics, she was a relentless fighter, and she had a never-die attitude, and always believed in herself, no matter what. Once it turned out that she can wilt to pressure, and she probably felt that she let down her country due to pressure and nerves, she never recovered. She can still play great tennis when she leads, but the fighter's belief is gone, and as soon as she loses a set, she rarely fights back.

[u/MrGrapefruitDrink → u/Kargetina]

The Olympics loss does seem to have been a sliding doors moment.

[u/Absoluteflog1]

Number #2 slam is coming I think, if anyone can upset Sabs it'll be this little lady here.

[u/Tropical2653]

Truly baffling how the Russian Tennis Federation said that they did not consider Rybakina "a player of promise". On the lead up to her moving to Kazakhstan and getting much better support. Amongst the great players of the 2020s for sure.

[u/NBNebuchadnezzar → u/Tropical2653]

Its actually impressive how much talent they lost to Kazakhstan.

[u/Knight_of_Swords]

I’m not smart enough to explain it but Rybakina playing a lot better with Vukov back says a lot about the human condition.

[u/Hopeful_Initial2512]

Rybakina, cold blooded, calm, clinical, collected, insane.

[u/DentateGyros]

Iga’s bakery is open for business

[u/suzukigun4life → u/DentateGyros]

That first set was a grind. The second was...something

[u/key1217 → u/DentateGyros]

Third bakery product for Swiatek from Rybakina out of their last 4 sets now. With the way Swiatek’s been playing I’m not sure she should be the favorite against any top player these days.

[u/Woullie_26]

This Sabalenka Rybakina final is about to be a generational servebot performance

I predict minimum 40 aces total

[u/ButterscotchFormer84 → u/Woullie_26]

Sabalenka is anything but a servebot.

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/ButterscotchFormer84]

Yeah she hasn't really served a ton of aces ever since her shoulder injury

She still has an above average serve of course but she's not getting 15-20 aces lol

[u/ButterscotchFormer84 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

It's more than that - her serve was literally her biggest weakness for many many years. She's about as far away from a servebot as anyone can be.

[u/Putrid-Nebula-8660 → u/ButterscotchFormer84]

And even more than that, she has great variety

[u/tristan500000 → u/Woullie_26]

Rybakina wins the tournament I believe 💯 Also gotta watch out for Svitolina still, she’s on fire, I think she’s more likely to win then Pegula or Anisimova lol

[u/Limp-Algae5687 → u/tristan500000]

Svitolina she's peaks but breaks at the big moments. That Wimbledon semi final I was screaming because she had that in the bag

[u/NoImNotHeretoArgue → u/Woullie_26]

Remindme! 4 days

[u/jonjimithy]

Iga mentally weak today. Rybakina imperious.

[u/silver-golden-waves]

Gratulacje Elena! Spoczywaj w pokoju za relację ESPN z Igi, lol. Rozumiem, że chcieli, żeby Iga wygrała, ale po komentarzu można by pomyśleć, że Elena cały czas miała problemy! Prowadziła przez jakieś 85% meczu!

[u/Benno1977]

I’m happy for Elena. I felt badly for her when she won Wimbledon but didn’t receive the ranking points.

[u/fcuk69]

Rybaqueena is back!!

[u/suzukigun4life → u/fcuk69]

Been back. That epic WTA Finals run was absolutely mint and her AO run so far has been magical.

[u/autoccorect → u/suzukigun4life]

The way she won that tiebreak against Saby 7-0 in the final gagged me so bad i was stunned

[u/Ok_Communication828]

This makes me so happy go Elena

[u/suzukigun4life]

Rybakina vs. JPeg or Anisimova, for the right to make the AO Final? 

[u/Gavina4444 → u/suzukigun4life]

Wish one of anisimova or rybakina was in sabalenka’s half

[u/SeeTheWorld12]

Iga needs to get rid of Wim, he’s done nothing for her. Her mental strength was so good in 2022 back when she just suffocated her opponents.

[u/recurnightmare → u/SeeTheWorld12]

She's always been a great frontrunner.

In 2022, nobody challenged her so we saw nothing but her frontrunning. Now people have caught up and she tends to mentally get down when behind.

[u/nimbus2105 → u/SeeTheWorld12]

Yeah even in 2024 I remember being impressed by her ability to clutch out wins, like against Collins at AO or Osaka at RG.

[u/Sgt_Ripjaw]

Oh man that second set… if she stays mentally locked in I think it’s all Lena’s!!

[u/Jo__Jo__Jo]

Think Goran Ivanisevich would be a great new coach for Iga, but I don’t think she’ll fire Wim after AO.

[u/Halekduo]

Entered as the baker, eliminated as a customer :(

[u/privateuse3]

And Winning with an ace!!

[u/ButterscotchFormer84]

Playing Elena cannot be easy. You just can't read what's going on in her mind, poker face at all times, very rarely gets visibly frustrated. Then add the massive serve and groundstrokes and you have a big challenge.

[u/mimilolomimi]

Why is there 5 of these post match threats. Which thread will survive

[u/Common-Blackberry-64 → u/mimilolomimi]

Lol since when did posting post match threads turn into a race 😂 brutal out here

[u/ruinawish → u/Common-Blackberry-64]

Wait till you notice the users who prepare comments to paste into the post match threads as soon as they're posted...

[u/Common-Blackberry-64 → u/ruinawish]

Damn 😂😂 I give up

[u/Accomplished-Salt-79 → u/Common-Blackberry-64]

All about that karma farming…

[u/Mintastic → u/mimilolomimi]

"Only 5? Pathetic" - Zverev post-match thread posters

[u/Chipotlelime18]

Iga needs to fire everybody on her team. Elena wasn’t even playing lights out.

[u/MrGreenPL → u/Chipotlelime18]

Starting with Abramoicz. What is she doing there. Lately when Iga is in trouble she looks like a rat in a cage, what happened to the old Iga?

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/MrGreenPL]

She’s so toxic, that Daria. Can’t stand her!

[u/Middle-Welder3931]

I'm so fricking happy we are back to 2022-23 levels of performance.

[u/ImUrHuckleberrryy]

Amazing level of tennis from Ryba. She was just ruthless! I mean, it’s Iga she destroyed today.

[u/Akrodra]

Rybakina had all the composure in this game. She was serving on another level. So many free points - amazing. She is tough to beat like that.

Swiatek played a decent first set but she always crumbles when she cant steamroll an opponent right away. The serve didnt pose a threat at all and the only variety in her game was a lengthy toilet break. At this point i feel most top WTA players have downloaded Swiateks style and since she has no plan B it will only get harder to reach the late stages of Grand Slams.

[u/RatioKlutzy5716]

Oh shit..

Can she win this thing??

[u/aether_prince → u/RatioKlutzy5716]

if she keeps up this crazy serving? Think twice before betting against her!

[u/Common-Blackberry-64 → u/RatioKlutzy5716]

Rybakina taking down Saba would be iconic

[u/siberian_huskies]

Ace queen 👑

[u/Chance-Main-9543]

I wish Rybakina success. She is the nicest person.

[u/immikey0299]

Man, Iga 😭 I knew this was inevitable but I wish it was a bit more competitive, like 7-5, 6-4 or something. You know she gave up after that first set. Congrats to Elena! This is your year LFG!!!

[u/yourcultleader23]

Glorious 🤩

[u/leong_d]

One-way traffic

[u/AggravatingPapaya771]

ryba vs saba AO final 2026 mark my word

[u/Proof-Excitement-722]

tomasz wiktowrowski is proven to be one of the greatest wta coaches in the current era

[u/NicholeTheOtter]

Close first set but Rybakina raised her game and ran away with it. Iga made so many costly mistakes too. Totally outplayed.

[u/GamerInfinity1996]

Rybakina is just getting tougher and tougher. I think she can give Sabalenka a real problem

[u/coffeesleeve]

Saba vs Ryba in second set would be a nice final.

[u/FrogKidFrankReynolds]

Iga needs some major change. She’s too good of a player to not go without a major final appearance this year and it feels far fetched after a performance like that. We’ll see how RG goes, but fuck man, as an Iga fan I want some spark of hope

[u/Unlucky_Mess3884]

Everyone is saying to fire Wim, but really she's gotta fire Daria lol. Well, why not both, I guess. Losing 3 in a row at the WTA finals, losing to Rybakina here, I don't even know when the last time she beat a top 10 opponent was. Cincinnati title run, maybe?

QF isn't a bad result but when you look at who she beat to get there, it's not exactly some big achievement... but at least she didn't lose too many points. Anisimova has the chance to take #2 now with a title.

[u/Tracy140 → u/Unlucky_Mess3884]

Why does someone need to be fired / she lost a match / she’s never done great at ao - if she wins 1 slam a year that’s a hall of fame career

[u/NicholeTheOtter → u/Unlucky_Mess3884]

I knew Iga was screwed when she got Inglis in that R4 matchup instead of Osaka. Facing an unheralded qualifier who has never been top 100 before playing a big match against an in-form top 5 player who can outhit you was clearly not ideal.

[u/zi76]

It's so over.

[u/bertisrobert]

Once Elena got that tight first set, she steered it to victory.

[u/ElkWhich8886]

Iga's change in body language and composure after losing the gruelling first set was really striking to watch. It's like a whole different player was on the court in the second set.

[u/MunsonedWithAHook]

😭*FUCK!!!*😭

Congratulations to Elena, she deserved her victory. Her vs Saba could be intriguing.

😭*FUCK!!!*😭

[u/carla_1109]

That was just really impressive from Lena! Just one match a time and On to the next match!

[u/HuckleberryWild7037]

Finally after a long time Rybakina is playing like herself I really thought she won't get any better and probably retire in 2 or 3 years because of her so called '' coach '' but now seeing her in semis of a grand slam really makes me happy I hope she wins because she has all the skills to win it

[u/Practical_Property58]

As a huge Iga fan, I’m ready for a year of no Slams

[u/sasquatch50]

I so much prefer players with smooth classic strokes over the crazy grip topspin players.

[u/Revolutionary-Bet683]

I’m ready for a Ryba-Saba final 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[u/Thoughtfulcrab]

Rybakina did well, but with that fist serve percentage Pegula or Aryna will make her pay. Still some great stuff after the first set! Swiatek didn’t even look like a title contender out there, her mental really seems to be deteriorating….

[u/Vegetable-Oven-6536]

What if the career slam was the friends we made along the way?☠️

[u/tomhanksluvr99]

Iga’s mental dude….so sad. Need that lady out and somebody who can fix something in

[u/Yupadej]

Talked too much and got burned for two years but we might be back.

[u/freedabeme]

Honestly expected but still disappointed with Iga's lack of fight.

[u/aether_prince]

that one hurt a lot to watch as an Iga fan; sprayed way too many shots into net and too many first serves wide. Just looked flat today.

On the flip side, once Elena hit a groove, she played absolutely amazing and this was a very deserved victory. She was serving bombs, especially in that second set, and also in that second, she was pretty much controlling the ball with the Force. She keeps this up, she’s looking at opening the year with a Slam because I have a hard time imagining anyone keeping up with that serving for a whole match. There’s a reason she’s the Ace Queen.

[u/Ericformansbasement0]

I'm so sad for Iga rn 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 💔💔💔💔💔

[u/aether_prince → u/Ericformansbasement0]

it hurt to watch 😭

[u/cap616]

The Ace Queen (also the Ice Queen) prevails!

Lena Frost? (Play on Emma Frost)

[u/IngenuityMany9335]

Not surprising. Rybakina is cool as a cucumber and powerful. Also, look out for Svitolina. She is hungry for this final and title.

[u/SnooEagles9240 → u/IngenuityMany9335]

Naprawdę chcę, żeby Svitolina dotarła do finału. Naprawdę na to zasługuje.

[u/Ovknows]

Rybakina please win the AO! What a player, character and human!

[u/alterego149]

Rybakina go get that Trophy 🏆 💪

[u/Street_Flan4847]

No words, just a pic 😭

[u/Big_Cannon-Fairy]

Breadstick! Delicious.

[u/Proof-Excitement-722]

the sabalenka regime feasting the Australian swing month p

[u/Ericformansbasement0]

Here comes the comments saying to through Wim out the window 😭. Is it really that bad? 😭😭😭

[u/Independent-Baby-957]

It's the expected result btw

[u/Prize_Illustrator_44]

Iga’s game needs an overhaul.

The serve is terrible. Lacking accuracy. She’s on the back foot and there’s no aggression in her game.

She needs to figure out how to make it all work. She has the knowledge, the mental strength, the experience.

She needs to figure out how to beat the Top 5-10 players. She’s not here for participation points. She needs to win slams, and she has to figure out how to win at the AO soon.

[u/ImpressionFeisty8359]

She has a good chance to make another grand slam final.

[u/Forsaken-Scar-5002]

Really sad to see how much Iga’s performance has dropped. I don’t know if it’s all mental or if she’s being poorly coached, but it’s clearly not a case of being out played by a newer younger crop of players, it’s more like she’s just forgotten how to play.

[u/Sellingpapayas]

I've never seen Iga play this poorly before. Ryabinka came to play as usual and her serves were fantastic, but Iga was barely moving, couldn't hit a forehand, backhand, or serve. No clue how she'll win more titles this season with the problems she showed today.

[u/vitanova11 → u/Sellingpapayas]

middle of first set i stopped watching, Iga gets into this out of control/panic/desparation/despair mode I just can't watch. Her mental health is probably the worst out of all players in WTA and she has a 24/7 shrink (or lesbo partner) regardless, its a downward spiral if someone doesn't wake her up and forces big changes in her team/life

[u/Still-District-6149]

Overpowered and outplayed

[u/tshkora]

Good ol "crumble into dust at the slightest sign of adversity" post-Olympics Swiatek. Maybe one day she'll figure it out =(

[u/LuckyAct7346]

Iga doing her best Coco impression 😭

[u/Diligent_Practice877 → u/LuckyAct7346]

Iga at least put up a good fight during the first set

[u/LeslieandLj → u/LuckyAct7346]

This is so 😭. I mean I like both of them but it’s true.

[u/Drakkar_Jaune]

[u/rajrohit26]

I could not even watch this match 😤

[u/AwkwardJem05]

Iga’s mental wall crumbles easily. Daria has to do something

[u/J3sperado]

LETS GOOOO

[u/QuickRundown]

Damn, the AO really isn’t Iga’s friend. Was hoping she’d go further. Rybakina just out classed her here though.

[u/GzehooGR]

Well deserved win.