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.
Paula Badosa has made her maiden Grand Slam semifinal after upsetting Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open quarterfinal. Early in the match, the 11th-seeded Spaniard missed out on two break points but didn't make the same mistake in the 11th game,
Aryna Sabalenka will face close friend Paula Badosa in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after battling to a 6-2 2-6 6-3 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The former world No. 2 is into her first Grand Slam semifinal in Melbourne, ending Gauff’s unbeaten start to the season and all but guaranteeing her return to the Top 10.
Coco Gauff fights from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic and join defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic. Sabalenka had been pushed in her two previous matches by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Clara Tauson, but she was ruthless against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.
Badosa, once ranked as high as second in the world by the WTA, has had a long road to recovery from a career-threatening back injury.
No. 11 seed Paula Badosa of Spain upset American Coco Gauff, the No. 3 seed, in straight sets at the Australian Open quarterfinals.
The 20-year-old says she's trying to keep things in perspective after being knocked out in the quarterfinals by Paula Badosa.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended ... a third consecutive Australian Open title, or No. 27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the 2021 French Open runner-up.