Top seed Novak Djokovic battled into an 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, but a rampant Aryna Sabalenka had a much easier ride.
The Serbian superstar came through a probing test on Rod Laver Arena against 12th-seeded American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to keep his bid for an unprecedented 25th major crown on track.
He will meet in-form Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner, who swept past Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.
Djokovic almost always gets the evening slot on centre court, but was bumped to the afternoon on a day on which temperatures soared to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) and the world number one admitted it was tough going.
“Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
“I think I upped my game probably midway through the third set all the way to the end.”
Sinner has been clinical in Melbourne and is yet to drop a set. He also beat Djokovic at the Davis Cup late last year, but the omens are not good for him.
The 36-year-old has won all 10 previous semi-finals he has played at the Australian Open, stretching back to his first title in 2008 and is on a 33-match unbeaten streak on the blue hardcourts.
“I´m lucky to face him at one of the biggest tournaments in the world,” said Sinner.
“It´s going to be tough. The only thing I can control is that I am going to give 100 percent and I will fight for every ball.”
In contrast to Djokovic´s long slog, fellow defending champion Sabalenka was off court in just 71 minutes, crushing ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-3 with minimum fuss.
She will face fourth seed Coco Gauff next in a replay of last year´s US Open final that the American teenager won in three sets.
On current form, Gauff will be the underdog after taking more than three hours to down unseeded Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in a scrappy affair.
“I love it, I love it. After the US Open, I really wanted that revenge, and, I mean, that´s a great match,” Sabalenka said of her semi-final.
Sabalenka had won all seven of her previous Grand Slam quarter-finals, and wasted little time laying down the law against Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open champion.
She broke three times in each set, with her booming groundstrokes unstoppable.
“I played really great tennis, I just hope I can keep playing this way,” said the 25-year-old.
Gauff admitted she was below par against Kostyuk, giving herself only a ´C´ rating.
“Hopefully got the bad match out of the way and I can play even better,” she said.
“Really proud of the fight I showed today,” added the American, who had never progressed beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous attempts.
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Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
Novak Djokovic and Aryna sabalenka are on fire! Their journey to the Australian open semis is truly inspiring.
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Top seed Novak Djokovic battled into an 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, but a rampant Aryna Sabalenka had a much easier ride.
Many also criticised the move to put a Nick Kyrgios interview with Droll if when the schedule was already behind nearly two hours and it even saw Sabalenka and Krejcikova asked if they would play on the Margaret Cou
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I see a statement of confidence and boldness by sinner:
“It´s going to be tough. The only thing I can control is that I am going to give 100 percent and I will fight for every ball.”
Coming from someone who is ready for action!
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In light of this, there have been numerous suggestions in the tennis press that Holger Rune needs to behave better. He used the example of his friend and former World No. 1 Ilie Nastase to elucidate his point.
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I don’t think the title of your article matches the content lol. Just kidding, mainly because I had some doubts after reading the article.
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In light of this, there have been numerous suggestions in the tennis press that Holger Rune needs to behave better. He used the example of his friend and former World No. 1 Ilie Nastase to elucidate his point.
It´s going to be tough. The only thing I can control is that I am going to give 100 percent and I will fight for every ball
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Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
“I think I upped my game probably midway through the third set all the way to the end.”
Hopefully got the bad match out of the way and I can play even better,” she said.
“Really proud of the fight I showed today,” added the American, who had never progressed beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous attempts.
Djokovic almost always gets the evening slot on centre court, but was bumped to the afternoon on a day on which temperatures soared to 32
Djokovic almost always gets the evening slot on centre court, but was bumped to the afternoon on a day on which temperatures soared to 32
Wow congrats to the both ofthem ,i hope they win the tournament,more effort and win
Djokovic almost always gets the evening slot on centre court, but was bumped to the afternoon on a day on which temperatures soared to 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) and the world number one admitted it was tough going.
The way this people find their way around this huge task and still comes back bouncing is a very surprising thing to me. They always prove that nothing can change their goals.
Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
“I think I upped my game probably midway through the third set all the way to the end
Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
“I think I upped my game probably midway through the third set all the way to the end
Physically and emotionally very draining,” he said after the three hour and 45 minute epic, adding that he “suffered a lot” in the first two sets.
“He was serving well, staying close to the line and kind of suffocating me from the back of the court,” he said.
“I think I upped my game probably midway through the third set all the way to the end.
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Djokovic almost always gets the evening slot on centre court, but was bumped to the afternoon on a day on which temperatures soared to 32
I don’t think the title of your article matches the content lol. Just kidding, mainly because I had some doubts after reading the article.
I don’t think the title of your article matches the content lol. Just kidding, mainly because I had some doubts after reading the article.
Okay 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, but a rampant Aryna Sabalen
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Both of them did very well I hope they continue I love watching their game..
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Wow Novak Djokovic and Aryna sabalenka are on fire! Their journey to the Australian open semis is truly inspiring.