Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the U.S. on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semifinal is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.
Not that Iga Swiatek needs the help during her dominant run through the Australian Open so far, but she did get the benefit of a no-call when she failed to reach a ball hit by her opponent Emma Navarro before it bounced twice.
Day 11 promises to be yet another action-filled day as world no 1 Jannik Sinner will be on the court, against home-favourite Alex De Minaur. Elsewhere, In the other men’s singles quarterfinal, 21st-seeded American Ben Shelton takes on Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.
Poland’s Magdalena FrÄ™ch has advanced to the second round of the women’s singles competition at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne.
Jannik Sinner kicks off the late session at Rod Laver Arena on a busy day for Italians at the Australian Open on Thursday, while claycourt specialist Iga Swiatek is keeping her expectations low as she bids for a first title on the blue courts of Melbourne.
She has started her season by winning an 18th career WTA title in Brisbane on Jan 5. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coco Gauff and Tommy Paul became the latest Americans ousted from the 2025 Australian Open, losing respective quarterfinal matches Tuesday in Melbourne. Top-ranked Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals.
Rising tennis star Eva Lys' Cinderella run at the Australian Open continues. Lys celebrated her 23rd birthday in Melbourne on January 12, just days after losing in the final round of qualifying at the Aussie Open. However, the following day on January 13, Lys was given a second chance.
Iga Swiatek produced a clinical performance to send Emma Raducanu packing, and Taylor Fritz was stunned by the evergreen Gael Monfils in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday (January 18,
Iga Swiatek aiming for her first Australian Open title, faces Emma Navarro next while Jannik Sinner battles Alex de Minaur in the quarterfinals.
Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent.
Serbian Novak Djokovic surpassed former world No.1 Roger Federer to win the most number of matches in Grand Slam history, at the ongoing tournament