Australian Open 2024 results: Aryna Sabalenka secures thrilling semi-final clash against Coco Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion has put a thrilling Australian Open semi-final against Coco Gauff, the American teenager after gaining control over Barbora Krejcikova in a direct victory.
The 6-2 6-3 win of Sabalenka made a confirmation of a repetition of the exciting US Open final in September, where Gauff returned from a record for winning the first important title.
Gauff who is 19 years old surpassed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine in Melbourne's three sets. 51 uncoerced mistakes winning 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2.
20 winners were hit by Belarusian Sabalenka, claiming her maiden singles Slam triumph on Rod Laver Arena 12 months ago as well as breaking Krejcikova, the Czech 2021 French Open champion's serve six times in a destructive display of quarter-final.
This was in exact contradiction to the past four victories of adversary Gauff, with the fourth seed stating that she is expecting to let the bad match get out of the way, as she has the aim of becoming the first women's player since the time of Naomi Osaka three years before for winning consecutive majors.
Other quarter-finals
The rest of the two-quarter finals in a draw of a women's singles fluttered by many early high-profile departures taking place on Wednesday. Zheng Quinwen of China, Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, Anna Kalinskaya of Russia, and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic, none of whom have played in a Grand Slam semi-final ever will be meeting Sabalenka or Gauff in the masterwork of Saturday.
Sabalenka could not have asked for a more smooth Australian Open title defense at this juncture. The 25-year-old has still not dropped a set at Melbourne Park this fortnight, acknowledging just
