Australian Open: Paula Badosa beats third seed Coco Gauff to reach semi-finals as Aryna Sabalenka survives scare
21 January 2025, 06:08 | Updated: 21 January 2025, 11:02
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survuved a scare to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets, while Coco Gauff's winning run came to an end against Paula Badosa in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Gauff, seeded third, arrived in Melbourne as the most in-form player on tour after winning the WTA Finals to end last season and then all five singles matches at the United Cup, including one against Iga Swiatek.
The American went into her last-eight tie with 11th seed Badosa on a 13-match winning streak but it was the Spaniard who came out on top in a 7-5 6-4 victory.
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