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If Sabalenka wins today, she will be the first woman to regain the title in Melbourne since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013. But where once the pressure might have been overwhelming, she’s grown in maturity and experience over the last year.
“When you’re like third time in the finals, you’re, like, OK, it’s a final, it’s OK,” she said. “It’s just another match, and you’re able to separate yourself from that thing. Just focus on your game. That’s it, actually.