Two players who have delivered some memorable on-court clashes have slowly become emblems of a sport passing them by.

Aryna Sabalenka is now just one match away from claiming her third career title at the Australian Open after emphatically dispatching No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina under the lights on Rod Laver Arena.

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