American Madison Keys stunned world No. 2 Iga Świątek in an all-time Australian Open classic, coming from a set down to win 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) and set up a final showdown against Aryna Sabalenka.

Aryna Sabalenka had her back to the wall early in the third set of her quarterfinal against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the world number one stuck to a simple process to stay alive at the Australian Open.

We're down to the final eight at the. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff will look to continue their strong runs and set up a blockbuster semifinal showdown. We break down the matchups.

The Australian Open kicks off at Melbourne Park ... "I always liked the way Martina Hingis was playing," Andreeva told reporters at Melbourne Park. "I have seen some similarities.

Paula Badosa beats Coco Gauff to reach Australian Open semi-finals; defending-champion Aryna Sabalenka survives scare to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis,

Then, Rafael Nadal wrote the history of men's tennis, winning his 2nd AO title and his 21st Slam, while Ashleigh Barty won a Slam for the Australian, in Melbourne, after years, in 2022. Then it was the turn of Nole and Sinner, in the last two years, of Sabalenka both in 2023 and 2024.

Top seed Sabalenka is attempting to win the Australian Open for a third time in a row, something last achieved 26 years ago by Martina Hingis.

Double Defending Champion Aryna Sabalenka Enters Third Successive Final in Melbourne with straight sets win over Spains Paula Badosa in the womens singles semi-final on Thursday ().

Aryna Sabalenka kept her hopes of winning a hattrick of Australian Open titles alive as she survived a scare to overcome Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-finals in Melbourne.

That was followed by Goolagong defeating Navratilova in 1975 and Renata Tomanova in 1976, before reaching her seventh final in 1977 (Dec), defeating Helen Gourlay for her fourth title Down Under. Williams holds the record for the most women’s singles titles won in the Open Era, and also for the most finals reached at the tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka faced a former champion and some of her own demons in what proved to be a first-round match that was trickier than she and most observers expected.