The big-hitting Belarusian overhauled Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the final at Rod Laver Arena while barred from representing her country.
Tennis - Australian Open - Women's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 28, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka with her trophy during the press conference after winning her final match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Loren ElliottMELBOURNE, Jan 28 - With daring, resolve and a thunderous forehand, Aryna Sabalenka rose above geopolitical tumult to become the first player to claim a Grand Slam title as a neutral at the Australian Open.
Perhaps for the first time ever at Rod Laver Arena, the championship match was played without fans waving the national flag of the winner in the terraces.to Melbourne Park on the second day of the tournament after a complaint from the Ukraine embassy in Australia. But her mood darkened slightly when asked whether being a neutral player had taken something away from her triumph.Sabalenka and other Belarusian and Russian players were banned from Wimbledon last year, a polarising decision that triggered heavy fines from the men's ATP and women's WTA tours and also saw the Grand Slam's ranking points taken away.
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