I didn't say anything prior to now about the Australian Open (tennis) championship, which ended a week ago. As one review said, it was pretty boring, with most of the matches going according to the seeding.
It got mildly interesting on the men's side when Djokovic went five sets to defeat Sinner, setting up a final against Alcaraz, which was different than the expected Sinner-Alcaraz final. And, as expected, Alcaraz prevailed in the final, with Djokovic respectably taking a set. Now, Alcaraz-Zverev was pretty epic, with some amazing points from both players, and the drama of Djokovic managing to defeat Sinner was pretty good, too.
The women's side ended up both the way I expected it would and the way I wanted it to, with big hitters Sabalenka and Rybakina (sigh) going to the final. I thought Sabalenka had it when she went up 3-0 in the third, but Rybakina surprised me (and her). Jessica Pegula, who I think will end up winning one Slam eventually, gave Rybakina a challenge, but Rybakina was tuned in for this one. Even though this is only her second Slam, I think she's been both unlucky and slightly injured in previous events since her Wimbledon win, so Swiatek and Sabalenka came to the fore. The big three should be those three, with Coco Gauff still struggling to put her whole game together right now.
So, thank you Elena Rybakina, despite the fact that in victory or defeat you look just about the same.
She can definitely play.
And she can smile, too.
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