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Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will be aiming for her second major when she meets China’s Qinwen Zheng in the women’s singles final at Rod Laver Arena.
The second seed will be hot favourite to win in her third Grand Slam decider, while 12th seed Zheng is in her first major final.
Will Sabalenka go back-to-back at Melbourne Park or can Zheng cause a major upset?
The Sporting News is following the Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng final live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as it happenes.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng live score
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[2] Aryna Sabalenka |
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[12] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) |
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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng score, updates, highlights and commentary
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7:00pm: 12th seed Zheng is into her first Grand Slam final. Her previous best result at a major was the quarter-finals of US Open 2023 – where she was defeated by Sabalenka in straight sets.
6:45pm: Second seed Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina to win the title on this night last year and she is overwhelming favourite to do so once again.
6:30pm (AEDT): Welcome to tonight’s Australian Open women’s singles final at Rod Laver Arena between reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka and Chinese talent Qinwen Zheng.
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How to watch Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng: TV channel, live stream
The women’s singles final is set to begin at 7.30pm AEDT on Saturday, January 27.
Here’s a breakdown of the TV channels and live streams showing the match in the major territories around the world:
| Country | TV Channel | Live Stream |
| USA | ESPN, Tennis Channel | Fubo , ESPN+ |
| Canada | RDS, TSN | TSN Direct |
| UK | Eurosport | discovery+ |
| Australia | Channel Nine | Stan Sport |
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng odds, prediction, match details
Match: [2] Aryna Sabalenka vs. [12] Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
Date: Saturday, January 27
Round: Women’s singles final
Court: Rod Laver Arena
Start Time: 7:30pm (AEDT)
All odds courtesy of TAB
Aryna Sabalenka win: 1.15
Qinwen Zheng win: 5.00
Handicap lean: Zheng +5.5 (1.70)
Set prediction: Sabalenka in 2
It’s hard to look past Sabalenka for the victory with the world No. 2’s power simply being too much for her opponents throughout Australian Open 2023 and 2024.
Having not dropped a set throughout her six matches at Melbourne Park, Sabalenka at her best will likely be too powerful to stop.
While Zheng has had a kind path to the final, somehow avoiding a match against any other seeded players, the Chinese talent has shown significant improvement in her game.
Against Dayana Yastremska, a player with similar power to Sabalenka, Zheng used the pace of the ball from her opponent and defended expertly to get the job done in straight sets.
This will likely not be enough against Sabalenka but will be a start in making the final into a contest.
Sabalenka has been known to have demons during matches in the past — like when she lost the US Open 2023 final to Coco Gauff after being a set up.
These kind of mental concerns will likely need to happen if Zheng is to have any chance of causing a boilover.
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