Qinwen Zheng v Aryna Sabalenka Extended Highlights | Australian Open 2024 Final

[@baldeagle-cq2jl]

Sabalenka's power was dominant in this final. She is queen. Plus she is having fun at this tourney.I think Zheng's future looks bright at only 21.

[@whatsgoodmyguy4391]

She got turned into chop suey.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Zheng did great but needs to find a way to break her.

[@whatsgoodmyguy4391]

@@jonfreeman9682 She was like a teen playing an adult.

[@doods20fer41]

Sabalenka is not a Queen, stop it

[@gossipboynyc9625-VN]

@@whatsgoodmyguy4391 still 2nd best player on the tournament

[@nancycm]

Zheng did awesome, she showed amazing mental toughness in that final game. So happy for Saba going back to back after fixing her serve in 2022 and gaining confidence. So many great players in the WTA rn ❤

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

This match went exactly how I thought it would. I really like Zheng but she needs to up her aggression, meaning more coming to the net, serving and volleying, etc. Also, she took too long to get "fired up" and by the time she did, it was way too late. You gotta storm out of the gate against Sabalenka.

[@benthekeeshond545]

Not many players can do that. For Sabalenka to lose, her opponent has to be able to pressure her with groundstrokes. If Sabalenka serves well, forget it. If Sabalenka's opponent does not serve well, Sabalenka's returns are brutal. The only 2 players trouble Sabalenka are Iga and Elena.

[@srmpenedo]

@@benthekeeshond545 as well as Sabalenka's mind, like she did in 2023 US Open

[@jonfreeman9682]

She did great and held her own. Only got broken twice entire match so that ain't bad for a no name player in a Grand Slam final. Good result and no bagel so that's a win. Fans got their ticket's worth.

[@ladro_magro5737]

totally agree, tho Zheng has such a stronger mentality compared to Sabalenka. If she had started a but more aggressive, she would have shaken Sabalenka’s mind, and that’s where she would create big problems to her. Sabalenka is known now to be mentally steady.

[@CTang-yw8cn]

给你懂完了

[@teasellermodi5897]

Aryna Sabalenka won this year AO without dropping a set. Absolute dominance. 💪🔥

[@jonfreeman9682]

It was close. For a no name player Zheng held her own and kept it close and have 6 aces vs Saba only got 3. Zheng is a future Grand Slam champion.

[@jm7804]

She's so much fun to watch when her game is on.

[@zabaleta66]

It wasn't close.​@@jonfreeman9682

[@black.cake1]

This is not dominance she just played tennis waitresses 😂

[@G4MBIT]

@YahikoAmekagurethe first set was close. Sabalanka destroyed Coco after that

[@smokyo7855]

I listened to the match on radio and it felt like there were just a ton of errors, but seeing highlights, Sabalenka was simply On Fire! I like them both

[@KaiZ-l4u]

Congrats to Sabalenka! Zheng had a great learning experience and she will be back.

[@PeterTraveler]

2023-2024 is basically a repeat of what Azarenka did 2012-2013 by winning the Australian, getting to the final of the US Open, then defending the Australian the following year.

[@musicfromheart]

The outcome was expected. It was just too much power from Sabalenka. It was a good lesson and experience from Zheng’s first trip to a grand slam. Hope she continues to improve.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Zheng also has power. She had twice the no. of aces 6 vs Saba only 2 so Zheng did great and kept it close. But she wasn't battle tested facing only no name players to get to the final Boss Fight so she wasn't prepared. But it was close still.

[@LaoTzuChi]

Too much power? I’d say too much noise.

[@musicfromheart]

@@LaoTzuChi absolutely! I wish WTA would ban such excessive screaming. It’s unnecessary and unbearable to hear.

[@squidjames7735]

she will.

[@squidjames7735]

@@musicfromheart ... it is cheating! It does intimidate and distract the other player. Facts!!!

[@Enemji]

I love “no grunts” Zheng. But congrats Sabalenka. Good job.

[@raghavra]

The opponents should be allowed to play with noise cancelling headphones 😅

[@ishotthesheriff5686]

No they don't

[@kenatler]

the guys grunt just as loud, have you heard badal and dkoker play when they get exhausted, there grunts are loud!

[@jscab7140]

@@kenatler That is not true. Besides Sabalenka grunts long after the shot like Sonego. Is annoying

[@donbasnonazi582]

@@jscab7140 If it is annoying for you, then do not play against her. Many players grunt, and WTA or ATP rules do not ban it.

[@tomwheeler6760]

@@kenatler "when they get exhausted" Saba does it from the start! except on rare occasion she forgets to SCREAM!

[@chrisstrifas2462]

Well deserved for Aryna! Such a force in women's tennis! Her power is unbelievable! And of course that wonderful smile and infectious laughter and playful attitude A gem in women's tennis! Absolute Diva! Wish her much continued success!

[@whosehousefootball5772]

Shes not even that powerful. She’s just in a weak era where no one has power. I’m 16 and play high school football and I’m more powerful than Sabalenka

[@aryamanchaurasia8277]

This final is like qualifier for sabalenka

[@pbnsmf]

Real final was the semi against Gauff

[@majestytd]

she still beat her 2 set straights that is not the same level with Sabalenka... Same to Zheng she got beat 2 sets straight... No one at her level at this moment...

[@doods20fer41]

@@majestytd F*ck off, not until she meet Iga

[@rafmech]

Coco is overhyped.player

[@arunraju9705]

Told many people that Coco vs Sabalenka was the final.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Correct.

[@elokao8070]

I was thinking the same thing. I like Zheng's game but the draw really opened up nicely for her. Sabalenka or Coco would have been another level compared to the others.

[@lsbp1702]

Yall need to stop rating pusher Coco fr lmao

[@jm7804]

Every announcer said that as well. Hardly original.

[@rafmech]

Coco is overhyped player...

[@edsonperes8922]

Rod Laver Arena was Aryna's Arena in this night. Once more, Aryna won. She's amazing, with her way to play tennis, to smile and laugh. Aryna yet the Nobel Prize of the good humor. Congrats, champion!

[@Chiamaka_]

Rod Laver…Aryna 😉

[@corgeousgeorge]

Zheng didn't play badly but Sabalenka was just too much game today. Her serve was working well, good first serve percentage, her return is the best in the game currently. Quinwen is great but at this point Sabalenka is just too free flowing with her ground game and going for her shots no matter what. Also solid that she choked away 3 match points and didn't let it stop her from moving forward and still going for it.

[@jonfreeman9682]

For a no name player in a Grand Slam boss fight I'd say she did awesome! No bagel and only one break a set. She just couldn't break Saba.

[@suckAsovUkraine]

6-3, 6-2 is a humble score indeed for Zheng maiden final.

[@aboutface102]

This tournament was the breakthrough Sabalenka really needed. Hats off to Zheng, awesome talent, she should be winning slams in the future.

[@trevorregay9283]

??? Not with this kind of strategy played today........she needs a new coach or something.......laying back while and trying to trade ground strokes with this opponent was ridiculous and therefore the outcome........

[@boke75]

Breakthrough ? Well, I would say last year's Aussie win qualifies more for that. This 2nd slam is the confirmation.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Kinda suspect this Final will be Zheng's sole career highlight unless she significantly ups the % of deeply hit groundstrokes.

[@trevorregay9283]

@@hd-xc2lz I kinda agree....LOL!

[@MasterDelon-c1z]

ai thought Zheng played pretty well actually. Sabalenka was not making her usual sloppy erratic mistakes, and did not allow her aggression to get out of control.

[@Johnnybgood76]

Well deserved victory. Congratulations to Sabalenka and her team!

[@lwinaye4617]

Let’s hope for stable Saba of 2024 especially slam events.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

As she has proven on numerous occasions, Sabalenka can be the most dominating figure on the women's tour. She has the game to win on any surface, including clay, where several years back she was killing it in Madrid and Rome, at times blowing good players off the court. She turns 26 in May, just before the French Open, and, health allowing, she has a great chance to take more majors this year. Even all of them! Consistency, of course, is a critical factor, and sometimes she just gets sloppy or distracted or loses concentration. IMO, she got psyched out by Gauff in the last US Open. Love to see her win at Roland Garros, as a nice change of pace from Iga. The shrieking IS obnoxious, and in fact I am not a big fan of hers, but her physical abilities have to be acknowledged. Consecutive AO championships -- that is something fellow Belarussian Azarenka achieved in 2012-13. Congrats, Aryna. Big win.

[@Tommy-xt6st]

The door widely opened for Zheng. Highest ranked player that she played was #56. Playing against #93, 94, and 95 from the 4th round to semifinals was very lucky yet not strong enough competition to prepare for the finals of a GS.

[@rahulrava619]

Zheng just lost first round Wimbledon😂😂

[@wojciechgasiorowski628]

Zheng is a beauty!

[@nishantthaccker1173]

Zheng played well for her debut final .. Obviously it was always going to be how Sabalenka plays (as she had too much firepower) ; especially mentally as she is prone to falter and committing unforced errors especially double faults but she seems to have improved. Maybe Zheng could have served better.

[@ezezcompany]

I don’t play tennis, so I’m just curious: while professionally playing in the courts, how come so many female tennis players were making suffering like sounds so loud?

[@jw8947]

Agree 100%!

[@rafmech]

Yes its allowed.from early.years...Serena was a master in this...

[@lesliepropheter5040]

Sabalenka has proven herself quite solidly - congratulations to her and her crew

[@zincion1]

Sabalenka is definately a Queen of Power! Tons of power!

[@whosehousefootball5772]

I’m 16 and play high school football and I’m more powerful than Sabalenka😂

[@josecastrovacacastrovaca5068]

Felicitaciones para aryna Sabalenka se lo merece hizo un gran torneo no perdió un set 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Hickory-ez8gv]

All the haters about a bad FINAL I would love to see one of you get into your first final, Sabalenka was on fire the whole tournament and improved her tennis, I’m glad Zheng made history again for her country; plus she was good to hang with Aryana’s power….happy glad both got to the AO final…..stop hating!!

[@jacquelineotto4148]

IKR. The open their mouth wide and make comments like they ever played tennis.

[@Hickory-ez8gv]

@YahikoAmekagure like I said there are haters who make negative comments about what that match should have been and about Zheng ability; as I said they both got to the final which is a plus and for Zheng now to be in the top 10 speaks positively above the negativity…period!!

[@deldridg]

You don't have to be a "hater" to be disappointed. Frankly, the shrieking is enough to make many turn off the TV (as we did). It's bloody awful, let alone the embarrasment of a final that lasts for just over an hour. Let's not talk about pay...

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

There should be rule to stop granting. Or at least not allowed to go beyond certain decibel. Once Serena used to overpower opponents through her groaning. Now saba does the same

[@jw8947]

I absolutely agree! It's time to implement the rules!

[@bluestar2253]

Mucho felicidades Sabalenka! Saludos desde Florida

[@Hamada1887]

I just love her outfit, it's a perfect match with his looking and the trophy. She deserve the win but unfortunately the women's circuit is so fickle that each time we see a new face in the final, it's a bad fact. Well done aryna, not a fan of the player but she deserve it

[@kevineyk]

Victoria aplastante de Sabalenka, como lo hizo todo el torneo, ella tuvo un torneo excelente.

[@driger888]

sabalenka just served the rest of the wta notice.

[@zabaleta66]

Love me some big Saba!! It wasn't even close!

[@jonathanfryer9497]

I think something needs to be done about those grunts. She is still doing it while the other player is hitting the ball. It has to be distracting.

[@TrishV1]

Absolutely! How is it not considered a hinderance when she is screaming while the other player is hitting the ball?!?!

[@benthekeeshond545]

Sabalenka is overpowering. She hits like Serena. If Sabalenka can advance her mental toughness, she will be twice as formidable. Zheng was not able to push Sabalenka in this match. Congrats to Sabalenka!

[@armandomonroy4945]

Here you go. 🇧🇾 Sabalenka

[@Harcorwrestler]

I can do without Sabalenka’s grunt. It’s like she extends the grunt. 😭

[@chiefgl1161]

Congrats Aryna. Well deserved.

[@philc1884]

Congrats to Sabalenka but that grunt has gotten out of control. When it carries over into the opponent's shot it has to be distracting. It should not be allowed.

[@JogaPraCima]

Shut up

[@benoit5227]

They should regulate the duration of the screams, it’s way too long and continues way after the ball is hit, it distracts the opponent!

[@TrishV1]

totally agree

[@marcohernandez2940]

sabalenka you are 2 times AO champion, congratulations

[@mistlehoe848]

title defense without dropping a set omg

[@donbasnonazi582]

Great job, Aryna. Your hard work paid off. Congratulations, you were very dominant at AO 2024

[@jonfreeman9682]

And congrats to Zheng too for a no name player to make a run to a Grand Slam boss fight is huge.

[@shanewall9092]

@@jonfreeman9682She was already top 15 in the world before this tournament, hardly a no name player. You mean you don’t know her.

[@donbasnonazi582]

@@jonfreeman9682 Absolutely. Do not agree that she is a no-name player. If you follow tennis events closely, you will see her playing very well and making her name in different tournaments. Last year, she was getting many thumbs up from tennis analysts. She was even named a main prospect in the first half of 2023. She did not do well in the second half, but here you go. She is in the picture again.

[@ТимофейБычковский]

Стабильная и агрессивная Арина уверенно забирает трофей в противостоянии с молодой китаянкой Циньвэнь,подарившей сенсацию турнира. И ждем дальнейших приятных сюрпризов,украшающих нашу жизнь. Казахстан.г. Алматы.

[@bretts5571]

Not surprised Aryna won, Zheng had any easy draw, didnt play a seeded a player until the final.

[@lieren1806]

Too bad,Seeded players are not on the court

[@davidvscalvim2836]

​@@lieren1806True whenever I come across a comment about easy draws I can't help myself thinking "You should be questioning the quality of a seeded player who loses to a low ranked one and can't go deep in a tournament instead of blaming the draw."

[@elokao8070]

​@@davidvscalvim2836You miss the point. Easy draw doesn't take away from the grandslam performance but seeded players have proven consistency and weapons compared to other's. Therefore Zheng's game was not truly tested. I was not surprised by the final outcome

[@SophiaCao-v1z]

Sabalenka did amazing but so did Zheng at the young age if only 21 ❤

[@MC-km2jz]

Sabalenka comfirme sa puissance, le tennis mondiale sera pour elle un terrain de jeu, elle n'est qu'au début de ses capacités ❤💪

[@vuxdinh]

Total domination from Sabalenka at this AO. Zheng really did the best she could at her first Grand Slam final vs an opponent that was red hot the entire tournament. Aryna was destined to win it all after winning vs Coco in straight sets. What a flawless performance. She had only 10 double-faults this entire tournament and zero in this final. That was unbelievable. The thing that impressed me the most was her mentality and her composure. In total control from beginning to end. It was a bit wobbly in the final game and she showed a bit of frustration but only after the points. As soon as she stepped up to the line to serve, she got right back to her elements. Very well-deserved win for Aryna and many more to come.

[@laescandy3387]

No one came even close to beating Saba this tourney. Maybe Gauff, but that still only went 2 sets. Barty and Halep vibes. Congrats

[@nancycm]

I miss Halep. It’s a shame she felt she had to dope, but it really is a power game now.

[@KingCast65]

Pop gun v. Howlitzer we all knew what time it was before it started. Coco was the effective Final. So now those two are almost even I think it's 4-3 in Coco's favor for now.

[@Brenda-em2oz]

The screaming: I just can't take it.

[@rixon96]

Sabalenka be like : "If you like it once I've to do it twice"😉

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Am glad she retained her title. Good for the women's gsme to have some stable force defending titles instead of 4 different winners for the Slams this year.

[@luyin1961]

My conclusion of watching this is real tennis fans really need to watch full match. The HL supposedly shows nice shots, but totally failed to tell the story. Looks at the number of Zheng winners, it looks like an even match, which is far from the truth. Sabalenka won pretty comfortable and forced Zheng to go for broke. Hopefully Zheng can learn from this and win a major in the future. Out hitting Sabalanka and Rybakina is possible, but probably not the best strategy.

[@williambo5989]

asily predicted qinwen had an easy draw after top rank got knocked out. to win this she had to play unorthodox. saba just too powerful

[@alexolson5773]

stop showing who wins before i watch the highlights! come on. spoilers all the time. thanks

[@Alex-L87]

I don’t like the grunts, but it’s a great way to fire yourself up. Sabalenka came out a lot more energetic. Zheng should also change the tempo more, and move Sabalenka around more to keep her a bit more off balance. Typical baseline rallies just fall right into Sabalenka’s strength.

[@experimentandoenlacocina5399]

Zheng aunque perdió tiene futuro. Le falta mejor posicionamiento y lectura del adversario, pero el trato a la pelota lo tiene bien.

[@thomascreeley867]

Congrats to Sabalenka!

[@nininakai]

Back to back!!!

[@brucel7187]

I know people complain on the scream, but trust me Sharapova and azarenka era were much worst. I can somewhat deal with this.

[@dueldab2117]

Tennis you have to do something about the screaming it’s getting galactically out of control!

[@mpa1931]

Sabalenka and Iga are 1A and 1B but Sabalenka has seemed more consistent whereas Iga tends to flame out early in some tournaments.

[@andrewthompson7707]

Aryna, so happy to see the level of your game. I remember the serving difficulties and how you fought through them, WELL DESERVED TITLE SLAM !!

[@NeriRuvalcaba]

What a performance by Sabalenka!

[@emmok7039]

saba showed the best level of herself

[@AdeJunaedi-pt4ff]

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[@johndepalma6657]

I like Sabalenka and glad she won. She's a great player and seems to be charming off court in interviews, but that loooong scream on every single shot makes her unwatchable for me. It's so annoying and weird. Cannot watch her play. Never understood why this is necessary or even allowed at that level. Congratulations anyway!

[@terrasai2857]

The next Sharapova 😭💀

[@govindarajannatesan7013]

Zheng [layed very well Today Aryna could have beaten anyone

[@deantimpone7432]

Qinwen and Coco are nice and quiet.

[@doods20fer41]

Sabalenka is just too powerful

[@whosehousefootball5772]

Shes not even that powerful. She’s just in a weak era where no one has power. I’m 16 and play high school football and I’m more powerful than Sabalenka

[@mvargasish]

If I read one more comment about grunting I’m gonna lose my mind. Grunting is allowed, get over it. It’s not like she grunts just for grunting, she is really hitting the ball hard every time hence the grunt

[@juttaweise]

she is deliberatly distracting her opponent with that noice! No other player does it like she does. It is not allowed but tolerated. Because the public is called to be absolutely quiet, otherwise no player is going to start playing. That rule stresses the point, that her granting is unsportsmanlike and needs to be sanctioned, or better forbidden!

[@Wwmmgg95554]

I don't understand why zheng didn't chase the ball even she has a chance to catch it

[@lajana23]

Well at least the junior final highlights were worth watching today

[@ah4760]

Cheaters of the world rejoice. This is your era and your queen.

[@squidjames7735]

Zheng's serve could be faster and heavier, and ball striking too. With added emphasis on S&C of muscles, she'll be a force to reckon with. Still young. Li Na needed 3 goes to win her maiden slam. Come on Zheng!!!

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

No surprise... Sabalenka was perfect!!! Congrats to both... a great final!!

[@ltrotter636]

Zheng got overwhelmed by the occasion. She's a great player so likely her time will come. Sabalenka is a great player also, so congrats to her and her team. However, she's a remarkably immature person, so hopefully she can add a good -- not just ANY -- mental coach to her team. She seems so likeable as a person, but still so immature as a player... not sure what's going on there.

[@ileanasantamaria2364]

How is she immature as a player? Honest question. She faced her serving woes head on, refused to accept her coach's tendered resignation (in stark contrast to the many players who go through coaches like changes of clothing), FIRED her sports psychologist and brought on a biomechanics guy to do the hard work of fixing her very broken serve, rebuilding it, basically - hugely difficult after years of muscle memory. She had double faults in the double digits two years ago and this year she averages 1.4 A MATCH. All that to me indicates maturity as both a player and a person, but maybe there's something I'm not aware of.

[@SAMUELWARBAH-p6i]

Great match.

[@Stingraypress]

Is grunting a strategy to mess the other player up or is it something else? Because it seems like sabalenka is benefiting a lot from the ridiculously loud and long grunts besides helping her put power behind her hits…

[@LaoTzuChi]

It doesn’t help her put power behind her shots. A lot of great players, men and women, have had powerful groundstrokes without that ridiculous noise. It’s BS, rude, and she should be embarrassed.

[@rafmech]

Yes to an extend like Serena...even Djokovic and Alcaraz grunt

[@ArmandoGilRuiz]

Gran torneo de Sabalenka sin perder ni un set, pero pensé que la china le iba a presentar mas pelea al final fue como un partido mas para la bielorrusa

[@pardomunzenmayer6714]

Grande Aryna❤

[@bentruongdds]

lopsided match, aryna overpowers qinwen, had qinwen mixed up her shots to throw aryna off rhthym, maybe that will work, some drop shot did work well. In the woman circuit as of now, i dont see anyone whacks ball harder than aryna.

[@booji2307]

How anyone can endure that grunting for 1 to 2.5 hours is beyond me😂

[@juttaweise]

yes poor opponent, at least we can turn down or out the volume!

[@jonatanpr4297]

Físicamente es muy fuerte Sabalenka y si bien ese no es un factor decisivo, si contribuye , la fuerza física junto con su técnica ofensiva la hacen muy difícil de contener para chicas menos fuertes.

[@juanpedroarevalo8130]

Many say it was a very poor match to be a women's GS final meeting, but I think both players put on the court what they had to, beyond the final result. Zheng was very aggressive with her serve, winning many points with this, and even Sabalenka won at the end, she should fought in several times to win her serving points, playing some interesting rallies, with a variety of shots.

[@lollymanna]

It was objectively a poor final. It was a no contest.

[@grindPracticeBLESSED]

You're just too powerful SABALENKA. Excellent job, you earned it girl!

[@maxell2143]

Congrats!!!

[@wziggy]

OH WELL Cobylenka🥎

[@rpa4835]

Congrats to both players. I need to say this for sabalenka Hier scream is very exaggerated and she even continues doing it when her opponent is about to hit the ball. A little bit annoying😮

[@RickRudeMark]

She should be dominating the game like Serena. Shes got 10x the power of everyone else

[@whosehousefootball5772]

She’s in a weak era where no one has power. I’m 16 and play high school football and I’m more powerful than Sabalenka

[@judibethgamano2872]

That set of lettermen sure gave the boost❤

[@MrZabao]

Zheng is beautiful, period 😊

[@vinoopmalkani5350]

Comprehensive victory for the defending champion . Zheng was no where close to aryna.

[@tonyyao2498]

too good

[@darshanpremkumar4632]

How do u even play against obnoxious grunting like that

[@lieren1806]

Zheng still won 1 million dollars plus she will win more millions by advertising Rolex globally.

[@villagranvicent]

And she took that badly 😂

[@JordanjamesX]

Zheng got lucky top players Rybakina and Swiatek lost early. She didn't play any top players until the final. She unfortunately too overwhelmed and nervous.