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Australian Open 2023 final: Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka face off in Melbourne

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday as she bids for a second Grand Slam title.

It is a second major final in six months for Kazakhstan's Rybakina, while Belarusian Sabalenka is contesting her first Grand Slam singles showpiece.

"Everything was new at Wimbledon," world number 25 Rybakina said.

"It's nervous no matter what because it's a final [but] now I more or less understand what to expect."

Meanwhile, Britain's world number one Alfie Hewett will attempt to add a first Australian Open title to his tally of six Grand Slam wheelchair singles titles.