Rybakina vs Azarenka: prediction for the Australian Open match

In the previous season Elena Rybakina won her first ever Grand Slam title. She managed to win the Wimbledon tournament. Kazakh player is not looking to stop on that, she already reached the semi-final of Australian Open. 

Elena started the Melbourne tournament with victories over Cocciaretto (7:5, 6:3) and Juvan (6:2, 6:1). In the third round, she had a difficult match against Collins (6:2, 5:7, 6:2). 

Elena's fantastic serve helped her to beat Swiatek (6:4, 6:4) and Ostapenko (6:2, 6:4). In these two matches Rybakina lost only three games at her serve and made eight breaks herself. 

Prior to the start of Australian Open, Azarenka was not among the main favorites of Australian Open, but her experience and superb form guided her into the semifinals. 

At the start of the competition, Victoria had a difficult match against Sofia Kenin (6:4, 7:6). After that, she secured an easy victory over Podoroska (6:1, 6:0). In the third round, Azarenka had a difficult start to the match against Madison Keys, but eventually secured a comeback victory (1:6, 6:2, 6:1). In the round of 16, Belarusian player had a difficult match against Lin Zhu. Both opponents put up a strong performance, but Victoria eventually earned a victory (4:6, 6:1, 6:4). 

Azarenka put up a sensational performance in the quarter-final, beating Jessica Pegula (6:4, 6:1). Victoria dominated on the receive, making five breaks.