The first Slam of this season winds down as we enter the business end of the second week of the 2025 Australian Open. No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka is into her tenth Slam semifinal (third in Australia),

Steffi Graf (1988-90) and Monica Seles (1991-93) have also achieved the feat, but Sabalenka was quick not to overlook her upcoming clash with Badosa

She is now 19-0 at the slam, dating back to her dominant performance in 2023 when she dropped only one set en route to her first major.

Sabalenka appeared on course to cruise through to the last four, and a clash with Paula Badosa, when she took the opening set with ease

Aryna Sabalenka funnily stated that tough conditions are becoming more difficult to deal with as she is getting older but also noted that she is happy with how her Australian Open campaign has gone so far. On Sunday, the defending champion was in action on Rod Laver Arena during the day session.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic. Sabalenka had been pushed in her two previous matches by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Clara Tauson, but she was ruthless against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff lead the women's field at the 2025 Australian Open. The year's first Grand Slam tournament begins on the hard courts of Melbourne Park on Sunday morning local time,

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

It was a nervy performance from Sabalenka, too, but not enough that she fell victim to an upset as her presumptive semifinal opponent, Coco Gauff, did earlier in the day. And so, it will be Paula Badosa who tries to end Aryna’s reign as Australian Open champion.

Aryna Sabalenka had her back to the wall early in the third set of her quarterfinal against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the world number one stuck to a simple process to stay alive at the Australian Open.

Aryna Sabalenka jokingly threatened to "put something" in her team's drinks and "put them asleep" as she shared her celebratory plans at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 is looking to pull off the three-peat at Melbourne Park after lifting the trophy in 2023 and 2024, and she moved one step closer after reaching the semi-final.