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Sabalenka avenges 2023 US Open defeat with 7-6 (2), 6-4 winZheng beats Yastremska 6-4, 6-4 to reach first grand-slam finalAryna Sabalenka has spent the past year methodically cementing her status as one of the dominant players in her sport. As she has learned how to harness her incredible power, she has finally complemented her weapons with relentless consistency. But despite her significant improvements, her nerves continued to haunt her in big matches.The defending champion entered Rod Laver Arena against Coco Gauff fully conscious of how badly things could go wrong, as they did in their US Open final only four months ago. This time, though, Sabalenka held her nerve throughout a tense, quality encounter worthy of two champions and she outplayed the fourth seed 7-6 (2), 6-4 to return to the Australian Open final. Continue reading...