Tennis
Marta Kostyuk – Arina Sabalenko. Prediction and announcement for WTA 500 finals in Brisbane
The final of the tournament will take place on January 11 in Brisbane, where Marta Kostyuk (WTA 26) and Aryna Sabalenka (WTA 1) will face each other.
The meeting is planned to start at 06:00 Kyiv time.
Sport.ua together with a betting partner bet announcing the upcoming fight!
Marta Kostyuk
The Ukrainian tennis player made a breakthrough in the first tournament of the year and managed to reach the final; This was something he failed to achieve last season. Kostyuk shows excellent tennis, he is well prepared, which is immediately evident from the game and the results. It is worth noting that the tennis player’s net was difficult, getting this far was not just a matter of being lucky.
In the first match, Marta beat the experienced Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan 6:7, 6:1, 6:0, then the world’s third racket beat the American Amanda Anisimova 6:4, 6:3. The quarter-finals were not easy, with victories of 7:5, 6:3 against the “neutral” Mirra Andreeva, the ninth racket in the world. Kostyuk unexpectedly easily defeated world number six Jessica Pegula in the semifinals – 6:0, 6:3. We are now one step away from the championship; We will have to play our fourth match in a row against a tennis player in the top 10.
Arina Sabalenko
The leader of the world rankings, who is preparing for the Australian Open, is trying to defend his title in Brisbane. Sabalenka has not had any problems so far, she has not lost a single match in this tournament, but there may be difficulties in the finals.
Belarus’ “neutral” match started with a 6:0, 6:1 victory against Spanish Buksha. They then defeated Romanian Cirstea and American Keys with scores of 6:3 and 6:3. They managed to defeat Czech Muchova in the semi-finals with sets of 6:3, 6:4. The athlete has a lot of self-confidence and experience, but he had problems in the finals last season. Let’s see how it will be this time, what the reactions will be if something doesn’t go as planned.
personal meetings
In one-on-one matches, Kostyuk still loses 0:4, three matches were played on clay and one match on hard ground. The Ukrainian player suffered a good defeat last season in Madrid with scores of 6:7, 6:7 and then in Rome with scores of 1:6, 6:7.
To guess
Of course, in such a match, Sabalenka will be the favorite, she is the leader in the world rankings and also has the advantage in head-to-head fights. After such a serious journey, no one is afraid of Martha; He can definitely fight against such a strong opponent.
The Ukrainian is in good shape and the Belarusian can feel the “neutral” pressure. I dare to assume that the match will not be easy, I bet the total will be more than 20.5 games.
01/11/2026 –
08:00
Source: Sport UA
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