Fans React: Dominant Sabalenka goes back-to-back at Australian Open

Fans in Melbourne were left awestruck as Aryna Sabalenka defended her Aus Open title without dropping a single set.

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00:00 She's the best, so I'm so glad.

00:02 So we drove here from Sydney to Melbourne to watch her.

00:06 And that's a fantastic performance.

00:09 Could be better.

00:10 Congratulations, Irina.

00:17 Thank you.

00:18 You've won the trophy.

00:20 She's beautiful.

00:21 Sapelenka dominated as usual and it was really exciting, really fun to watch.

00:27 A little bit quick, would have been nice if it lasted a little bit longer, but Sapelenka certainly played really well.

00:31 Very decisive.

00:32 She is a warrior.

00:34 She is a viking.

00:36 Oh my goodness, she's just so powerful, like out of control, like crazy strong.

00:40 She's strong with it.

00:41 She's tall.

00:42 She's like 185.

00:43 She commits very few unforced errors, a lot of power, she serves well.

00:48 During the whole tournament, she was just dominating in every game.

00:53 She's an amazing person.

00:54 She's very humble.

00:56 She's always smiling.

00:57 So I think she's getting also the crowd and the fans really connecting to her.

01:01 She promised her dad she would win two in a row when he died.

01:05 So I'm happy for her.

01:07 It's an emotional win.

01:08 She's a real inspiration too.

01:10 Really encourages women and girls to get into tennis and definitely watching her makes me want to play again.

01:15 So yeah, it's awesome.

01:16 I think in terms of women's tennis, she's going to be pretty dominant.

01:20 I think the question is when Naomi Osaka come back and get her game together.

01:25 But in terms of what happened in this tournament, she never lost a set.

01:29 She never lost more than three games in a set other than to Coco.

01:33 I don't think Coco's going to come back and beat her.

01:35 So the field's pretty wide open for her until somebody new shows up.

01:40 She'll end up being an honorary Aussie, I say all too.

01:43 She'll keep coming back and she'll keep winning is what we think.

01:46 Yeah, if she keeps going, she's going to set some records, that's for sure.

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01:52 (upbeat music)