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.

From winning her first major to returning to No. 2 and ripping hundreds of winners, she did A LOT Down Under this year.

In a long, painful—but ultimately successful—battle, her decisions to retain her coaches and become her own psychologist paid huge dividends.

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

The women’s champion donned a lilac look by an Australian luxury fashion label, as she took her new trophy on a gondola ride at the botanical gardens in Melbourne.

The newest major title holder clearly has the approval of the WTA Tour family.

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 newly-minted champion struggled to pick her favorite memory in the wake of winning her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne.

Having just spent a fortnight in the zone competitors live for, the newest member of the Grand Slam club is now about to enter a zone of an entirely different nature.

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.