Aryna Sabalenka kept a historic Australian Open hat-trick on track Tuesday as she battled past Russian 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals. An exchange of breaks took the Russian to a 5-2 lead and she served out to love to level the match.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said her Australian Open quarter-final loss to top seed Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday would not blot her solid start to the season and the Russian hoped to carry the momentum forward.
Aryna Sabalenka needed to come from a break down in the third set twice to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open and reach her milestone 10th Grand Slam semifinal.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova reflects on her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Aryna Sabalenka. She remains optimistic about the season, emphasizing her strong performance and competitiveness against the world number one.
Aryna Sabalenka survives a scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a third straight Melbourne title.
Aryna Sabalenka survived probably her toughest Australian Open match since the 2023 final versus Elena Rybakina as the Belarusian overcame world No. 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 2-6 6-3. Early in the match, the defending champion was dominating and everything was pointing toward the world No. 1 clinching another dominant win at Melbourne Park.
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.
Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka will face each other in the Australian Open final after both women triumphed in their semi-finals. Keys took to court in the second semi and faced World No. 2 Iga Swiatek.
Australian Open latest score and updates from Women’s semi-final - Iga Swiatek also aims to reach the final when she takes on Madison Keys in the second semi-final
In the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, Aryna Sabalenka faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.In her last match on Saturday, Sabalenka took down Mirra Andreeva in two sets, 6-1, 6-2, to advance
Aryna Sabelenka remains on course for a historic third straight Australian Open title after beating No. 11 seed and close friend Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 in Thursday’s first semifinal.