Aus Open finalist Aryna Sabalenka’s cheeky response to post-match question

Sabalenka and Linette battled out a good first set earlier than the World No. 5 went to a different degree within the tie-break, claiming it 7-1 to take the opener.

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In the second set, Sabalenka took management together with her brutal groundstrokes, closing out the match 7-6 6-3 to e book her spot in Saturday’s ultimate.

The Belarusian possesses immense energy in her forehand particularly, together with her common forehand pace of round 140km/h putting her proper up with the highest males’s gamers.

Italian Matteo Berrettini, averaged the same pace final 12 months and he boasts one of many quickest forehands within the males’s sport.

In her post-match interview on courtroom, former Australian participant Casey Dellacqua praised Sabalenka’s “super impressive” shot pace.

The praise was met with cheers from the Rod Laver Arena crowd and Sabalenka clearly appreciated it, jokingly kissing her biceps in response.

“I’m just wondering, does it feel as good as it looks?” Dellacqua requested of Sabalanka’s energy hitting.

“Well, to be honest, not really. I actually think that I hit really slow balls today,” Sabalenka responded with amusing.

“But I don’t know. Thank you, I mean, I’ve got good genetics, I guess.”

Sabalenka will take Elena Rybakina in Saturday’s ultimate after the reigning Wimbledon champion defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6 6-3 of their semi-final.

The 24-year-old has received two grand slam doubles titles however this will likely be her first singles decider, surpassing her earlier greatest results of reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon and the US Open.

Sabalenka and Rybakina are two of the extra pure strikers of the ball within the girls’s sport, establishing a mouth-watering conflict of energy hitting.