Paula Badosa, Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek and back-to-back champion Aryna Sabalenka will vie for their place in Saturday night’s decider at Melbourne Park.
The world No. 1 has now won her last 17 matches Down Under—and her last 22 sets—as she edges into the second week after a tense battle with ASB Classic champion Clara Tauson.
Madison Keys stole the show in Australia, but as her journey to the pinnacle reaches a new chapter, the Hologic WTA Tour rolls on with fresh drama. Here’s what to watch next.
Iga Świątek dealt a straight-sets blow to Emma Navarro to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open, setting up a clash with Madison Keys.
Obviously the score says otherwise,” Navarro said ... for a berth in Saturday's final against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or No. 11 Paula Badosa. “I wasn’t sure if it was a double bounce ...
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Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek swept past Emma Navarro into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys on Wednesday to match her best performance in Melbourne.
Emma Navarro is the second player in the Open Era to make the quarter-finals in women's singles at Melbourne Park with four three-setters in the first four rounds, after Jelena Dokic in 2009
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.
Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 defeat at the hands of Madison Keys, the No 19 seed, in the summit clash.