Sabalenka survives to set up Melbourne semi with 'emotional' Badosa
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka suffered a scare before reaching the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday and a date with Coco Gauff's conqueror Paula Badosa.It saw the Spaniard Badosa reach her first Slam semi-final at the age of 27.
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Aryna Sabalenka avoids Australian Open upset against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1 and two-time champion at the Australian Open, survived a major scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance to the semifinals. Sabalenka was twice a break down in the deciding set, but recovered to claim a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory and a 19th straight win at Melbourne Park. With both players winning just over 60 percent of their first-serve points for the match, it was second-serve points that made the difference. Sabalenka won that battle
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