Samantha Stosur picks her dream women’s Australian Open 2025 final

Former tennis star Samantha Stosur recently opened up about the two women she sees as ideal 2025 Australian Open finalists. The defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, won the title in 2023 and 2024 after defeating Elena Rybakina and Zheng Qinwen, respectively. The world number one will be looking to mark her third straight win in the showpiece event, slated to take place in mid-January in Melbourne.

However, this time, the Belarus-born star will have other players who can be in contention to win the title. In addition to China's star players Qinwen Zheng and Elena, the world number two, Iga Swiatek, arrives hungry to get a better result in the Grand Slam, while Coco Gauff emerges as a recent champion of the WTA Finals. This showcases that they might pose a big challenge to Sabalenka this time, who will aim to defend her title.

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In the same vein, former Aussie star player feels that one might see the final of the 2025 Australia Open between world number one Aryna Sabalenka and world number three Coco Gauff. The 40-year-old tennis legend feels that the two players have faced some close matches, and it will be interesting to see how they both go in the forthcoming showpiece event.

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Maybe it wouldn’t be a surprise final in Sabalenka and Gauff: Sam Stosur

“Maybe it wouldn’t be a surprise final in Sabalenka and [Coco] Gauff, but I really like seeing their rivalry happen at the moment. It’s current 5-4. They have had some really close matches, some huge matches, obviously US Open final, and here in the Aussie Open in the semis last year,” she said on The Tennis Podcast.

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What is the head-to-head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff?