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Some earlier results from Melbourne Park.
Tumaini Carayol is on the scene in Melbourne ahead of a much awaited blastfest.
There are times when players in top form meet too early in a grand slam and other events can look lopsided by the end, but as Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina face off in their first Melbourne final there is no doubt these are the two best players of the tournament.