Novak Djokovic was ruthless again in a straight-sets victory over Andrey Rublev to reach a 10th Australian Open semi-final.
There will he face Tommy Paul, who won the battle of the unseeded Americans against 20-year-old Ben Shelton.
In the women’s quarter-finals, fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka maintained her record of not having dropped a set by beating Donna Vekic while unseeded Pole Magda Linette defeated Karolina Pliskova.
Picture of the day
Tweet of the day
School drop off this morning. My 6 year old “daddy don’t give me a kiss and a cuddle anymore when you drop me…just stay in the car.” 😢 tough game. Back to reality!
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) January 25, 2023
Quote of the day
Shot of the day
WOW!@desiraekrawczyk 🇺🇸 digs out an unbelievable shot to send us to a 10-point match tiebreak!#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/OswLn4j3Ls
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023
Doubles delight
"Sensational from @cocogauff and @JLPegula…"
The tournament's second seeds are through to a semifinal 6-1 6-1, defeating the pair of Chan/Yang in just 51 minutes.@wwos• @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/WjAyJCU3VA
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are making up for their singles disappointment playing together in women’s doubles and are through to the semi-finals.
Fallen seeds
Women: Karolina Pliskova (30)
Men: Andrey Rublev (5)
Who’s up next?
It's official…
From the final 4 to the final 2!
Who will play for the #AusOpen title? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/4E57Y9vKOe
— wta (@WTA) January 25, 2023
The women take centre stage on Thursday, with both semi-finals taking place in the night session.
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina takes on two-time former Melbourne winner Victoria Azarenka before Aryna Sabalenka and Magda Linette bid to reach their first grand slam final.
Alfie Hewett will aim to make more slam finals in wheelchair singles and doubles while Ranah Stoiber faces Weronika Ewald in the girls’ singles quarter-finals.
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