Australian Open 2025 LIVE updates: Sabalenka, Badosa locked in tense semi-final battle; Djoker skips training
Tonight’s Australian Open women’s semi-finals will decide Saturday’s finalists but also may determine who is No.1 next week.
Dual defending champion Aryna Sabalenka faces close friend Paula Badosa in the first of the semi-finals as she bids to become the first player in 26 years to win three Australian Open titles in a row.
Iga Swiatek on the way to defeating Emma Navarro in the quarter-final.Credit: Chris Hopkins
Sabalenka must beat Badosa to retain her world No.1 ranking, even if Iga Swiatek loses her semi-final to American Madison Keys.
If Swiatek makes the final, Sabalenka needs to claim the title to stay in front of the star Pole.
Sabalenka leads Badosa 5-2 in their head-to-head, including winning their past five clashes, while Swiatek has won four of her five contests with Keys.
