The American eighth seed eventually beat Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 in 2hr 40min after blowing three match points in the second set.
Madison Keys completed a comeback win over Elina Svitolina in the Women's singles quarterfinal to go through to the semi-final. Iga Swiatek will face off against Emma Navarro next, with the likes of Jannik Sinner,
Iga Swiatek cruised past Emma Navarro to secure her spot in the semi-finals, setting up an exciting showdown with Madison Keys in what promises to be a high-stakes encounter in the Australian Open.
A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1 6-2 centre court demolition of eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday as the world number two underlined her title credentials once again at Melbourne Park.
As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.
Only Sharapova, Monica Seles in 1991 (12) and Stefanie Graf in 1989 (13) have dropped fewer games on their way to the Australian Open semifinals in the Open Era since the tournament moved to 128-player draws.
Madison Keys, the No. 19 seed, became the third American -- joining Navarro and Coco Gauff -- to reach the final eight when she defeated No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in one hour, 49 minutes.
Iga Swiatek is on fire at the Australian Open, dropping only three games in a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Emma Navarro to secure her spot in the semi-finals. The
Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek's latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.
Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek’s latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.
The NWSL released its 2025 calendar on Wednesday, including a Decision Day and Rivalry Weekend across 190 games.