​Olena Rybakina won her sixth career title by defeating rival Aryna Sabalenko in the WTA 500 final in Brisbane on Sunday.

Aryna SabalenkoPhoto: Manu Fernandez/AP/Profimedia

Olena Rybakina, WTA Brisbane champion – lost a set to Aryna Sabalenko with a score of 6-0

The athlete from Kazakhstan won only after 69 minutes of play with a score of 6-0, 6-3.

2023 Australian Open champion (fresh off a final with Rybakina) Sabalenko made a nightmare start to the final act in Brisbane, losing the first eight games.

The last final in which a WTA Top 3 player lost a set 6-0 was in 2021, when Aryna Sabalenko served a “bagel” to Australia’s Ashley Barty (now retired from tennis) in Madrid.

It is updated.