Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the USA on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semi-final is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.

Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013.

Destanee Aiava hopes to soon get a sponsor but in the meantime she continues to improvise and will probably buy a $35 dress from Facebook for her opening match at the Australian Open. This week, the 195th-ranked Australian won three qualifying matches to earn her first main draw appearance at Melbourne Park since 2021.

Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek’s latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.

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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.

World No.2 Iga Swiatek powered past No.8 Emma Navarro at the Australian Open to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal since Roland Garros.

Tennis legend Maria Sharapova had both fond and unpleasant memories at the Australian Open - and at the height of her fame was one of the most famous athletes on the planet

Charleston's Emma Navarro was ousted from Australian open with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals in Melbourne, Australia

Anisimova, who was born in New Jersey after her parents migrated from Russia, exploded onto the scene when she reached the semi-finals of Roland Garros in 2019 as a 17-year-old. As a junior, Anisimova won the 2017 US Open girls’ title, beating the other teenage sensation, Coco Gauff, in the final.

Without an apparel sponsor, the No. 195-ranked Aussie turned to Ebay and Facebook to source a few iconic vintage tennis dresses.