Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina (6-2, 6-3) on Thursday to advance to her fourth straight Australian Open final. While Sabalenka, the favorite to win the tournament, won her semifinal in straight sets, things got interesting early in the match when the chair umpire called Sabalenka for hindrance in the first set, which confused both athletes.
Sabalenka and Svitolina both looked looked around when the call was made, but the four-time Grand Slam champion was downright befuddled when the chair umpire upheld her own call with the help of instant replay.
