Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka hardly hung up their racquets after the 2022 season ended, and played straight through to Grand Slam victories in Melbourne.

Also, Elena Rybakina makes her Top 10 debut, Magda Linette cracks the Top 30 and Ben Shelton soars into the Top 50.

In a blazing final, Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina matched each other ace for ace and winner for winner, until the No. 5 seed found another gear, and her first Grand Slam title.

The No. 5 seed rallied from a set down to play phenomenal tennis in her first major final, knocking out the reigning Wimbledon champion in a power tennis affair.

The head-to-head goes one way. The heart—and the wallet—goes the other.

Looking ahead to a women’s final that promises matching power games, and contrasting personalities, and to the WTA season ahead.

The 23-year-old from Kazakhstan will face either fellow star server Aryna Sabalenka or Magda Linette for the title.

If you did, now might be the time to start hedging. If you didn't, here's how we're approaching their semifinal matches.

The reigning Wimbledon champion made quick work of a resurgent Jelena Ostapenko and appears to have found the form that took her to victory at the All England Club.