Melbourne, Jan. 29 -- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the women's singles final after thrashing 12th-seeded Elina Svitolina in a one-sided semifinal at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.

Sabalenka earned her fourth consecutive Australian Open final birth with a resounding 6-2 6-3 semifinal victory over 12th seed Elina. The top seed took one hour and 16 minutes to secure victory.

"An incredible achievement, but the job's not done yet," Sabalenka said, as quoted by the Australian Open.

"Super happy with the win, she's such a tough opponent, was playing really incredible tennis throughout the whole week and just super happy to be through this tough match."

Sabalenka said she had watched Svitolina progress through the AO 2026 draw, add...