Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semifinals, where she'll face Paula Badosa. Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to clash in a blockbuster quarterfinal.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka suffered a scare before reaching the Australian Open semifinals on Tuesday and a date with Coco Gauff's conqueror Paula Badosa .Later, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face off in a quarterfinal duel for the ages in Melbourne, with world No 2 Alexander Zverev awaiting the winner.
At 33, Pavlyuchenkova had been enjoying a late-career renaissance and was the oldest remaining woman in the draw. "I mean, a year ago, I was here with my back that I didn't know if I had to retire from this sport, and now I'm here playing against the best in the world," said Badosa. The 27-year-old was distracted at one point by a feather which floated across court on Rod Laver Arena as he threatened to lose his cool.
But Zverev was decisive in the tiebreaks and, after suffering a wobble in the third set, sealed the deal by racing through the fourth.
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