The world No. 3 missed the chance to return to the semifinal stage after an inspired performance from the former world No. 2
When are the 2025 Australian Open semi-finals between Aryna Sabalanka and Paula Badosa, and Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys?
Iga Swiatek overcomes Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open semifinals after three years. The Pole delivered another dominant performance, continuing her streak of conceding only 14
A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1 6-2 centre court demolition of eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday as the world number two underlined her title credentials once again at Melbourne Park.
All singles players who lost in the quarterfinals made A$665,000 (approx. US$418,000). This is a sharp increase from the A$600,000 (approx. US$377,000) that the players received as prize money courtesy of a quarterfinal appearance last year.
Using a new racket this season, Keys is on a 10-match winning streak, including a title at a hard-court tune-up event in Adelaide. Her run to the semifinals in Melbourne includes victories over two past runners-up at the Australian Open, Danielle Collins and Elina Rybakina.
Paula Badosa was extremely emotional after stunning Coco Gauff to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal as the Spanish tennis star instantly remembered that just a year earlier she received a devastating injury diagnosis and didn't know what the future held for her.
Sabalenka has won the last five meetings between these two good friends, but who will book her spot in the final?
As she flicked away a forehand winner to move up match point, Paula Badosa knew it was over. She technically had one more point to win, but she knew. She pumped her fist and looked at her team, pointing down to the court as if to say,
Paula Badosa advanced in her first Grand Slam semifinal after defeating Coco Gauff in the 2025 Australian Open quarterfinals.