Australian Open live: Aryna Sabalenka v Elena Rybakina latest score updates from blockbuster women’s final into deciding set

Sabalenka responds with a winner – but Rybakina delivers the first serve ace down the middle to bring CHAMPIONSHIP POINT.

A big forehand-forehand exchange on the opening point. Sabalenka will fight for this and Rybakina nets!

How will this first serve stand up. Rybakina goes wide, Sabalenka attacks, but Rybakina fires the winner down the line!

15-15. A huge forehand winner from Rybakina takes her two points away! Unstoppable!

How are your nerves, Elena Rybakina?

Rybakina goes big on the return but shoots wide. Sabalenka, with three game points, forces Rybakina to serve for the title.

A first Australian Open title and second grand slam is a game away. Sabalenka needs the break.

Sabalenka makes the forehand pass on the opening point – but Rybakina responds. The first serve lands, and opens the court for the forehand winner.

Sabalenka has the play on the backhand return but shoots long! And now Sabalenka is looking very stressed indeed. Is she heading for another tough defeat in a grand slam final?

Rybakina finds the first serve. Five games in a row and she is a game away!

Sabalenka is starting to look a little more stressed, and Rybakina will have a look at 15-30 as Sabalenka jams up on the backhand and makes the error!

Rybakina pings the backhand crosscourt and Sabalenka nets! Two break points for Rybakina to take charge of this third set. A huge test of Sabalenka here.

The first serve lands wide and Rybakina nets on the forehand. One saved.

Sabalenka nets on the forehand! A huge error from the World No 1 and Rybakina breaks to lead! FOUR GAMES IN A ROW!

Back-to-back return errors from Sabalenka is followed by Rybakina finding a first serve at last. Sabalenka can’t return.

Sabalenka takes on the Rybakina second serve and punches the backhand onto the baseline. 30-30.

Rybakina’s first serve goes missing and allows for Sabalenka to take another swing. Rybakina shoots long!

Break point. Rybakina goes wide on the first serve… Sabalenka had a play on the second, but shoots wide on the crosscourt backhand return!

Thank goodness we got a deciding set after the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Back on serve. Which way will this final swing next?

Rybakina continues to show more energy with a return winner on the opening point… and she is charging now as she thunders the backhand winner down the line to get to two break points!

A twist! Rybakina finds depth and Sabalenka nets on the forehand. Rybakina is back in it!