Australian Open: Elena Rybakina qualified in the last four by outclassing Jelena Ostapenko

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,” commented the 23-year-old player.

She will face Thursday for a place in the final the American Jessica Pegula (3rd) or the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (24th and double winner in Melbourne in 2012 and 2013).

Facing Ostapenko, champion at Roland-Garros in 2017, Rybakina made her power speak.

She stunned her opponent with eleven aces, including one on match point, and 24 winners.

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The tall Kazakh (1.83m) immediately took the game in hand by making the entry break to lead 2-0.

At 3-1 and 30/40, when she had a new break point, a shower fell on Melbourne and the match was interrupted for a few minutes, the time to close the roof and wipe the court.

On the return, she managed the double break and confirmed on her face-off to break away 5-1.

At 3-1 and 30/40, when she had a new break point, a shower fell on Melbourne and the match was interrupted for a few minutes, the time to close the roof and wipe the court.

On the return, she managed the double break and confirmed on her face-off to break away 5-1.

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, ”commented Rybakina who was therefore not bothered by the interruption or the resumption under the roof in other playing conditions. Ostapenko, however, started better the second inning by taking the face-off from Rybakina.

But the latter lined up four games to lead 4-2 and kept the advantage until the end.

Rybakina had never made it past the third round in three Australian Major appearances so far.