Aryna Sabalenka sets up Australian Open semi-final with good friend Paula Badosa - The two-time defending champion recovered from losing her first set of the tournament.

Aryna Sabalenka revealed that the wind was causing big problems for her and admitted that she was just hoping to "magically" get through her Australian Open quarterfinal match. On Tuesday, the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open champion lost her first set at Melbourne Park since Elena Rybakina took one in the 2023 final.

MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka will not let her friendship with Paula Badosa affect her ... while Sabalenka downed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to stay on course to be the first woman ...

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka kept alive her hopes of defending her crown at Melbourne Park after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a thrilling three-setter in the quarterfinal.

Paula Badosa is looking for a maiden Grand Slam final while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is hoping for a third consecutive Australian Open win.

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.

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.

Aryna Sabalenka stays on track for a third consecutive Australian Open after she got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Paula Badosa defeated Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 in the Australian Open quarter-finals, reaching her first Slam semi-final. Badosa will face either Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next.

Paula Badosa said that during her struggle with injuries, she contemplated retiring from tennis. On Tuesday, the Spaniard booked her maiden semi-final berth in a grand slam after beating Coco Gauff in straight sets and will return to the top 10 of the WTA rankings.

Aryna Sabalenka battled through "unbelievable" windy conditions Tuesday to reach the Melbourne semi-finals and keep her dream of an Australian Open hat-trick alive.