1h agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 6:35amComing up: Australian Open women’s singles final — Sabalenka vs Rybakina1m agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 8:20amThe tale of the tape

We are about 15 minutes away from the 2026 Australian Open Women’s final between Aryna Sabalanka and Elena Rybakina.

The world number one Sabalenka comes into this match looking to retain the title, while Rybakina is hoping for her first Australian Open crown.

The Kazakhstani star came close once before, losing in the final back in 2023, to you guessed it, Sabalenka.

These players have played 14 times against each other in their careers, with Sabalenka leading the head-to-head 8 wins to 6.

Rybakina won most recently though — winning in straight sets at the 2025 WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia.

However the last nine times these two have played the winner has changed. Sets up an exciting final, no doubt.

30m agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 7:51am

Aussie boys miss out on doubles crown

Australian wildcards Ymerali Ibraimi and Cooper Kose made it through to the final of the junior boys’ doubles but could not get it done against South Africa’s Connor Doig and Bulgarian Dimitar Kimisov.

38m agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 7:43amHow did Elena Rybakina get here?(Getty)

Elena Rybakina has also not dropped a set en route to the final, spending just 501 minutes on court in the tournament.

None of Rybakina’s first four matches lasted even 90 minutes as she swept aside Kaja Juvan, Varvara Gracheva, Tereza Valentova and 21st seed Elise Mertens in straight sets.

The challenge truly set in when the fifth seed faced world number two Iga Świątek in the quarterfinals, but even she was demolished as Rybakina took just an hour and 35 minutes to complete her 7-5, 6-1 victory.

The semifinal against sixth seed Jess Pegula was the inverse as Rybakina powered through the first set with ease before struggling to close it out — missing out on three match points and failing to serve out the match twice before finally sealing a 6-3, 7-6(9/7) win in an hour and 40 minutes to reach her first major final since the 2023 Australian Open.

55m agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 7:26amHow did Aryna Sabalenka get here?(Getty)

Not for the first time, Aryna Sabalenka has reached the final of the Australian Open without losing a set.

She kicked things off with regulation wins over French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (6-4, 6-1) and Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai (6-3, 6-1).

Then came a thriller against Austria’s Anastasia Potapova, who had four set points in the second-set tiebreak but was unable to become just the fourth woman in the past four AO tournaments to force a decider against Sabalenka, who eventually won 7-6(7/4), 7-6(9/7).

Sabalenka was pushed into another breaker in the second set against 19-year-old Vicky Mboko, but quickly wrapped up a 6-1, 7-6(7/1).

Those third- and fourth-round match-ups proved to be some of her toughest tests in the tournament, as she ran through 18-year-old Iva Jovic and 12th seed Elina Svitolina in straights to power into the final for the fourth straight year.

1h agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 7:17am

Rafael Nadal is at Melbourne Park

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Twenty-two-time grand slam winner Rafael Nadal is at the Australian Open and has revealed his favourite for the men’s singles final between fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and old foe Novak Djokovic.

1h agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 7:04am

We’ve already had some winners today

As we ramp up to the women’s singles final, a handful of players have claimed Australian Open trophies on this Super Saturday.

Your women’s doubles champions are Belgium’s Elise Mertens and China’s Shuai Zhang after a 7-6(7/4), 6-4 win over Kazakh/Serbian pair Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunić.

Australia missed out in the men’s doubles as wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans went down to sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski.

Niels Vink won a thrilling quad wheelchair singles final against fellow Dutchman Sam Schroder 6-3, 7-6(7/5).

Other champions today include:

Women’s wheelchair singles: Xiaohui LiJunior girls’ doubles: Alena and Jana KovackovaGirls’ wheelchair singles: Luna GrypBoys’ wheelchair singles: Alexander Lantermann1h agoSat 31 Jan 2026 at 6:34amHello and welcome to women’s singles final day(Getty)

It’s time to decide the women’s singles champion for the 2026 Australian Open.

Pick your fighter: 2023 and 2024 winner Aryna Sabalenka or 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

We’ll have every moment covered during the match and every angle sorted after the fact, so strap in and join us for the night!