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Ons Jabeur will take on Elena Rybakina in the Wimbledon women's singles final. So when is it and how do I watch?

Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur meet in the women's singles final on Saturday. (Getty Images: Li Ying/Xinhua and AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

It's women's finals time at Wimbledon, the end of an intriguing tournament that has thrown up plenty of surprises over the course of the past two weeks.

Tunisian world number 2 Ons Jabeur is set to meet 17th seed Elena Rybakina in the decider on Centre Court on Saturday night.

It will be both women's first final, which will doubtless mean both players will be feeling a whole heap of extra pressure as they walk out in front of just shy of 15,000 spectators.

Here's everything you need to know about this year's women's final.

Who is Ons Jabeur?

Ons Jabeur has won 22 of her last 24 matches and is unbeaten on grass this year. (AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The 27-year-old has already made history.

The Tunisian is a clear trailblazer for Arab players, becoming the first Arab man or woman to make a grand slam final in the open era.

She's also the first woman from Africa to make a grand slam final.

Despite her impressive run and excellent grass-court form — Jabeur has won all 11 of the matches she has played on grass in 2022, including claiming the WTA title in Berlin last month, her second career grass-court title — Wimbledon has not always been kind to her.

Prior to last year's run to the quarterfinal, Jabeur's best result was reaching the second round in 2018.

Jabeur has had a tough time in grand slams this year, missing the Australian Open through injury and getting knocked out in the first round at Roland Garros.

However, that blemish in what is her favourite slam has seemingly spurred her on. She's won 22 of her last 24 matches and reached the final in five of her last seven tournaments.

Who is Elena Rybakina?

Elena Rybakina's dominant serve is a potent weapon. (Getty Images: Shaun Botterill)

Another grand slam final debutant, 23-year-old Rybakina has got better and better this tournament, capped by her superb straight-sets victory over Simona Halep in the semifinal.

The world number 23 is the first Kazakh player to reach a grand slam final.

However, she was born in Moscow and only switched nationality from Russian to Kazakh in 2018 when the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation made an offer to sponsor her.

Wimbledon controversially banned all Russian and Belarusian players from competing at this year's tournament.

When asked about her nationality after the semifinal, Rybakina said she was "really happy" to play representing Kazakhstan.

"I'm playing for Kazakhstan for a long time and I'm really happy representing Kazakhstan," she said.

"I played Olympics, I played Fed Cup [for Kazakhstan], so I think I gave an answer already yesterday about this."

Who is going to win?

Elena Rybakina will look to out-power Ons Jabeur. (Getty Images: Steven Paston/PA)

If the old adage that styles make fights holds true on the tennis court, then this final could be a cracker.

One one side of the net you have a young gun with an enormous serve, and on the other you have the cunning guile of one of the game's neatest stroke players.

Rybakina has walloped 219 aces so far this year, far more than anyone else in the WTA — nobody else has passed 200 yet.

So far this tournament, she's whacked 49 of them, including an incredible 15 against Ajla Tomljanović in what was her only three-set match so far at SW19.

At 167cm, Jabeur is not exactly tall, which could make the Rybakina serve a near-insurmountable weapon.

However, what Jabeur lacks in height she makes up for in style.

The Tunisian is one of the classiest players on the tour, with a deft touch and array of skills that makes her highlights-reel material in virtually every tournament she plays.

Jabeur has a 2-1 head-to-head advantage over Rybakina, winning their last two meetings.

What time is the women's final at Wimbledon?

The final will start at 11pm AEDT.

How can I watch?

The match will be shown live on Channel Nine and Stan Sport from 11pm AEST.

Can I listen on the radio?

Yes, you can! The ABC will be covering the tennis on ABC Sport Digital.

You can also follow the action in our ABC Sport live blog.

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