Sabalenka unleashes power to rumble over Svitolina into Australian Open final

• Belarusian hits 29 winners in 6-2, 6-3 victory

• Controversy over penalty for mid-point grunt in first set

Aryna Sabalenka overcame a controversial penalty for a mid-point grunt to rumble over the top of Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open semi-final on Thursday to reach her fourth straight final at Melbourne Park.

The world No 1 suppressed Svitolina’s mid-match momentum in a 6-2, 6-3 victory in just 77 minutes on Rod Laver Arena thanks to a dominant display of power tennis.

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