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.
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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.
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January 11 Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk She lost to world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the WTA 500 challenging tournament held in Brisbane, Australia.
After the meeting, Kostyuk did not shake Sabalenka’s hand – Ukrainian women have not shaken hands with their “neutral” rivals since the beginning of the large-scale war that Russia started on Ukrainian territory with the help of Belarus.
At the press conference, Sabalenka was asked to comment on Marta’s decision not to shake hands at the net:
“That’s their position. What can I do? I don’t care. I don’t care. When I go to the match, it’s just tennis and sports for me. On the court, I just think about my game and what I need to do to win.
I don’t care who is on that side of the net: Marta Kostyuk or Jessica Pegula. I go out on the field the same way and give everything I have to compete for the cup. I have nothing to prove to anyone. “I go out and compete like an athlete.”
VIDEO. Sabalenka’s reaction to Kostyuk’s decision not to shake hands after the final
Source: Sport UA
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The final matches of challenging tournaments took place on January 11 ATP 250 in Brisbane (Australia) and Hong Kong.
Australia won the competition cup Daniil Medvedev (ATP 13) defeated Brandon Nakashima (USA, ATP 33) in the deciding match.
Nakashima was making his fourth Tour-level final and first since September 2022, when he won his only trophy in San Diego.
Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan, ATP 11) became the champion on the courts of Hong Kong. In the decisive match, Bublik defeated the world’s seventh racket, Lorenzo Musetti (Italy).
Bublik won the ninth trophy of his career and will enter the top 10 on Monday. Musetti played his ninth final at Tour level and was in contention for a third trophy.
ATP 250 Brisbane. Difficult. Final
- Daniil Medvedev [1] – Brandon Nakashima (USA) – 6:2, 7:6 (7:1)
ATP 250 Hong Kong. Difficult. Final
- Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) [1] – Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) [2] – 6:7 (2:7), 3:6
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
For the first time in history, two Ukrainian women played in the finals of WTA tournaments on the same day
January 11, 2026 is a historic date for Ukrainian tennis.
For the first time in history, two Ukrainian tennis players played in the finals of parallel WTA tournaments (category 250 and above).
Sunday Elina Svitolina Defeated Wang Xinyu in the deciding match of the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland and Marta Kostyuk She lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the cup match of the WTA 500 competition in Brisbane.
Ukrainian commentator Alexander Chernenko posted an interesting fact on his Telagram channel: “Has it ever happened before that two Ukrainian women played the final of WTA tournaments on the same day? This never happened at a major Tour event, but it happened once in the WTA 125 category.”
On March 4, 2018, Lesya Tsurenko defeated Stefanie Fegele to become the champion in the WTA 250 tournament held in Acapulco. Katerina Volodko (Bondarenko) lost to Sara Herrana in the WTA 125 final held in Indian Wells on the same day.
Video review of Elina Svitolina – Wang Xinyu (WTA 250 Final in Auckland)
Video review of the match Marta Kostyuk – Aryna Sabalenka (WTA 500 Final in Brisbane)
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