2024-01-23 11:45:00
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/WTA 2) easily beats Barbora Krejcikova (CZE/WTA 11) in two sets.
- After 1 hour and 11 minutes, their semi-final qualification at the Australian Open is certain with 6:2, 6:3.
- In the semifinals she will face Coco Gauff (USA/WTA 4), who defeated Marta Kostyuk (UKR/WTA 37) in three sets 7:6 (8:6), 6:7 (3:7), 6:2.
Aryna Sabalenka needed a little more than an hour to qualify for the semi-finals. She only conceded five games to Barbora Krejcikova in the quarterfinals. Even in the fifth game at this Australian Open, Sabalenka remained without losing a set and lost a maximum of three games in a set.
Sabalenka was able to score two breaks early in both sets and take a 4-1 lead. In both rounds Krejcikova managed to break to 4:2 and get back a little closer before Sabalenka pulled away. The 25-year-old Belarusian is now in a Grand Slam semi-final for the sixth time in a row and will face Coco Gauff there.
Gauff with difficulty
On the way to her first semi-final at the Australian Open, Marta Kostyuk demanded everything from the American. The 19-year-old, who had previously walked through the table in Melbourne with ease and without losing a set, gave up her serve a total of seven times once morest the Ukrainian, who was two years older. Only following 3:07 hours did she secure the three-set victory.
The first two sentences were hard to beat in terms of drama. In the first round, Gauff was behind 1:5 before she made it into the tiebreak by winning five games in a row. In the short decision she kept the upper hand and secured the lead in the set.
In the second set it was the reigning US Open champion who was unable to break her lead twice. Gauff led 4:2 and 5:3, but failed to end the game early. Only in the deciding sentence did Gauff adjust the balance of power and quickly pull away.
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