Match Report | WTA Brisbane: Sabalenka Advances Convincingly, Kostyuk Upsets Pegula

On January 10th, 2026, the WTA500 Brisbane tournament reached its semifinal stage. World No.1 and defending champion Sabalenka overcame Czech contender Muchova 6-3, 6-4, marking her third straight final appearance at this event.

Sabalenka and Muchova had faced each other four times before, with Muchova winning three of those encounters since 2023. In this match, Sabalenka maintained her excellent form, delivering 9 aces and achieving an 88% first-serve success rate. After breaking serve once in each set, she seized her fourth match point to win 6-3, 6-4 and advance.

Sabalenka

In the final, Sabalenka will face the Ukrainian star Kostyuk, who dominated the start by winning nine consecutive games and defeated the 4th seed Pegula 6-0, 6-3 in just 55 minutes. This marks Kostyuk’s third career appearance in a WTA500 singles final, having finished runner-up in her previous two.

Sabalenka holds a perfect 4-0 record against Kostyuk, though last year’s two matches were fiercely contested. Their upcoming final promises to be thrilling and will begin at 14:00 Beijing time on the afternoon of January 11th.

In the doubles final, top seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Ostapenko cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over third seeds Buksa and Perez to claim the title.

(Text and editing by Dato; Photos by Li Jianyi)