Aryna Sabalenka

Men's doubles semi finals. Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/Fabrice Martin (FRA) def by Hugo Nys (MON)/Jan Zielinski (POL), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

"Yes, she hasn't quite made it past that semi-final hurdle (yet) but she knows how to play on this court. "Well, to be honest, not really. "But I don't know. "She's nicknamed The Tiger, and she is roaring in this semi-final," Todd Woodbridge said during the second set. For all the latest scores and news updates from Day 12 of the Australian Open - To catch up on all the biggest highlights from Day 11, continue scrolling below.

Aryna Sabalenka ends Magda Linette's shock run at the Australian Open and sets up a women's singles final with Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

It’s a very exclusive club. I know that Vika will do everything she can to make it happen. Would love to see her join the club of women who have become champions after having a baby. it was great tennis from me on the tie break." By Paul Johnson I will do everything I can to make it happen."

Aryna Sabalenka reached her first grand-slam final with an impressive 7-6 (1), 6-2 victory over Magda Linette.

“She’s playing great tennis, super aggressive and she already got one grand slam so she has kind of had this experience playing the final. But Sabalenka held her nerve and found her range, breaking back to 2-2 before playing game for game until the tie-break. The Pole’s defensive skills absorbed much of the barrage and her footwork allowed her to redirect what she had soaked up to the desired location, particularly from her backhand. In the bowels of Rod Laver Arena, Sabalenka completed warm-up drills with a swiss ball and the look of a player loose and unperturbed about the moment of truth that awaited. It might have been that she had won all 18 sets she had played in 2023 and was not about to drop one now. The first-set tie-break said it all – Magda Linette lost it 7-1 and she had not done anything wrong.

The 24-year-old will take on Elena Rybakina in the final on Saturday.

Coaching is now allowed, and I think she’s using it in the best possible way.” He defended his conduct, saying: “I think that it’s easy to just take clips and then make something controversial. “I think we had a really, really good pre-season. “It’s a big tournament, big final. “So she understands that she’s actually tough. “I realised that nobody other than me will help,” she said.

Aryna Sabalenka has won all 10 matches she has contested this season and has not dropped a set, her power game overwhelming opponents and her glass-like ...

“It’s a big tournament, big final. I realised that nobody other than me will help, you know?” she explained to reporters. “I was trying to scream less after some bad points or some errors,” Sabalenka said. Sabalenka faced break points in all of her service games against unseeded Vekic, saving a remarkable 12 of the 14 she faced. The confidence it has given Sabalenka has allowed her to find a zen-like peace, while losing none of her inner competitive tiger. Sabalenka has won all 10 matches she has contested this season and has not dropped a set, her power game overwhelming opponents and her glass-like fragility firmly in the past.

Aryna Sabalenka knows that she's improved her game immeasurably in recent months. Reflecting on her progress after her Grand Slam semi-final victory over ...

” I think my movement is a little bit better,” she said. “I got a little bit better touch. “I just have to take this responsibility and I just have to deal with that.