Aryna Sabalenka v Paula Badosa LIVE: Australian Open latest score and updates from Women’s semi-final
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Iga Swiatek also aims to reach the final when she takes on Madison Keys in the second semi-final. Iga Swiatek looks to reach the Australian Open final for the first time as she faces Madison Keys at the Rod Lever Arena in the women’s singles semi-finals this morning.
The Pole’s only appearance at stage of the tournament came in 2022 when she was beaten by Danielle Collins in straight sets. But, Swiatek is in fine form having beaten all of her opponents over two sets in this campaign including Emma Raducanu in the third round and Emma Navarro in the quarter-finals despite some controversy over a double bounce point.
Her opponent, Keys, also last reached the semi-finals in 2022 but was beaten by Ashleigh Barty who went on to win the tournament. Keys’s previous two outing saw her battle past Elena Rybakina in the fourth round then Elina Svitolina in the quarters. The American has had a tougher run but is a wiley competitior and should give Swiatek some trouble.
Before the duo take to court, reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka faces Paula Badosa in the first semi-final of the day. Follow the latest updates from the Australian Open semi-finals in our live blog below:. Aryna Sabalenka will face close friend Paula Badosa in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after battling to victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The two-time defending champion’s 18-match winning run at Melbourne Park looked in serious danger when she lost the second set on a windy Rod Laver Arena. Iga Swiatek continued her romp through the Australian Open draw with a quarter-final victory over Emma Navarro.
