Na wah! Di girls no go let us rest o! For this year Australian Open women’s final where Elena Rybakina face Aryna Sabalenka, we see di drama wey make we dey stand gidigba!
Rybakina, di number 5 seed, start di match like say she dey play for her living room. She break Sabalenka for di first game, finish am with 6-4 within di first set. But no be joke, di world number 1 Sabalenka carry come sharpish, win di second set 6-4, and even carry 3-0 lead for di decider. E be like say she go just take am.
But wetin happen next? Rybakina show her true character as she yarns say na fight she dey come for. She come back, win five games back-to-back like child wey don find sweet after dem hide am. After that fierce rally, she serve am out with her sixth ace, and e don turn to 6-4 for di last set! Chai! Na so she collect di trophy for second time, after she don win Wimbledon before.
As she dey collect trophy, tears dey fit dem eyes, she still manage yarn plenty sweet things for Sabalenka, “You don do well, and I dey hope we go dey play many finals together in future.” Na true sportsmanship wey Rybakina show for di podium!
Sabalenka, who sabi lose close to Rybakina, dey there no fit hide her feelings. She quipped, “I dey speechless right now.” Na typical Sabalenka o; she dey always carry good vibes anytime.
For dis final, as we dey see Rybakina dey climb di ladder of greatness, she don become di player wey strong pass any other when e come to facing di world number 1. She don record eighty percent wins against top players since last year, and dis win just add her to di elite group of winners wey don conquer di Australian Open.
Naija crowd wey dey watch, everybody dey root for Rybakina as she clear di sky. E be like say na dis kind sweet matches go make dem consider to start dey give free drinks to fans for di next tournament.
As di night go end, Melbourne Park dey buzz with excitement. Di audience dey chook eye as Rybakina dey carry di trophy, and everybody know say next year when dem come again, e go still be fire!
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