Day 12: Rybakina survives, Sabalenka soars into Final, Men’s SF preview

About this episode

Elena Rybakina advances to the Women's Final after a tough match against Jessica Pegula, while Aryna Sabalenka dominates Elina Svitolina, and the episode previews the Men's semifinals.

Elena Rybakina has survived a late surge from Jessica Pegula to book her place in Saturday's Women’s Final. Alexia Mitchell and Brett Thomas unpack the rollercoaster match and are joined by tennis commentator Jill Craybas to recap Aryna Sabalenka’s near-perfect win over Elina Svitolina. We cast our eyes to the Men’s semifinal matches ahead on Day 13, featuring Carlos Alcaraz v Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner v Novak Djokovic. Check out Pod Laver Arena every day of the AO. AusOpen.com iHeart Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alexia Mitchell, Brett Thomas

Guest: Jill Craybas

Topics covered

• Australian Open
• Women's Final
• Men's Semifinals
• Tennis Commentary
• Match Recap

Keywords

• Rybakina
• Pegula
• Sabalenka
• Svitolina
• Men's Semifinals
• Australian Open
• Tennis

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Organizations: Tennis Australia, AusOpen.com, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube

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