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Twelfth seed Elina Svitolina has made a barnstorming charge to her first Australian Open semifinal, but the imposing obstacle of world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka stands in the way of a maiden grand slam final berth for the Ukrainian veteran.
Sabalenka has a 5-1 lead against Svitolina, whose sole win was at the 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg. The world No.1 carved out straight-sets victories at the 2024 Cincinnati Masters and in the 2025 Madrid Masters semis.
Following her Auckland Open success, Svitolina has gone on a Melbourne rampage with wins over Cristina Bucsa (6-4 6-1), Linda Klimovicova (7-5 6-1), Diana Shnaider (7-6 6-3), eighth seed Mirra Andreeva (6-2 6-4) and third seed Coco Gauff (6-1 6-2).
Sabalenka, the 2023-24 AO winner and two-time defending US Open champ, has been increasingly ruthless.
After seeing off Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, Zhuoxuan Bai and Anastasia Potapova, she put 17th seed Victoria Mboko to the sword 6-1 7-6 then destroyed American wunderkind Iva Jovic 6-3 6-0.
Sabalenka’s peerless power and counter-striking ability are difficult to look past – and it’s no surprise to see her installed as a $1.26 favourite here. But Svitolina’s dismantling of Andreeva and Gauff insists nothing is impossible…this has the makings of a classic.
Elena Rybakina has been untouchable at the Australian Open and is one win away from her second final, but first-time semifinalist Jessica Pegula has also produced some of her best tennis over the past fortnight.
The head-to-head is square at three wins apiece, though Rybakina chalked up wins in their two 2025 encounters – at the Billie Jean King Cup and from a set down in the WTA Finals semis on her way to the title.
Fifth seed Rybakina has picked up where she left off in Riyadh, putting away Kaja Juvan (6-4 6-3), Varvara Gracheva (7-5 6-2), Tereza Valentova (6-2 6-3), 21st seed Elise Mertens (6-1 6-3) and world No.2 Iga Swiatek (7-5 6-1).
The metronomic Pegula lost just 10 games in total in disposing of Anastasia Zakharova, Mccartney Kessler and Oksana Selekhmeteva. She then proved too good for ninth-seeded defending champ Madison Keys (6-3 6-4) and fourth seed Amanda Anisimova (6-2 7-6).
Sixth seed Pegula’s precision and tactical variety is something of an anomaly among the WTA’s elite, who generally rely on explosive power and big serves – the basis of Rybakina’s game.
With both players on a one-day turnaround, Pegula is capable of forcing her way into a second slam final but 2023 runner-up Rybakina looks to have the edge after subduing the might of Swiatek.
Into the Australian Open semifinals for the first time, world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz confronts rejuvenated third seed and 2025 runner-up Alexander Zverev for a spot in the final.
The head-to-head sits at 6-all, though Alcaraz has won three of the last four encounters – including their only meeting of 2025 at the Cincinnati Masters. Zverev boasts the psychological edge of beating Alcaraz in the 2024 Australian Open quarters.
Alcaraz, who has won each of the other three majors twice each, is yet to drop a set in eliminating Adam Walton, Yannik Hanfmann, Corentin Moutet, Tommy Paul and sixth seed Alex de Minaur.
Zverev’s 2025 season was patchy post his run to the AO final – his third at grand slam level.
But he’s enjoying the Melbourne conditions again, chalking up four-set wins over Gabriel Diallo, Alexandre Muller, Cameron Norrie and Learner Tien, along with a straight-sets defeat of Franciso Cerundolo.
Zverev is 3-6 in grand slam semis, while Alcaraz boasts an outstanding 7-2 record and has won his last five straight.
The 22-year-old Spaniard has an astonishing array of weapons at his disposal and only an off day will allow $4.50 outsider Zverev to get his foot in the door for a sniff of an upset.
Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic has been gifted an armchair ride into the Australian Open semis thanks to back-to-back walkovers, but his luck is set to run out against two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic cruised through the early rounds with straight-sets wins over Pedro Martinez, Francesco Maestrelli and Botic van de Zandschulp, before Jakub Mensik pulled out of their Round of 16 clash.
The 38-year-old was headed for his earliest AO exit since 2018 after losing the first two sets to Lorenzo Musetti, but the Italian broke down with a leg in jury in the third.
Sinner has dropped just one set (the first to Elliot Spizzirri in the third round) and has otherwise cruised against Hugo Gaston, James Duckworth, Luciano Darderi and in-form eighth seed Ben Shelton. Spizzirri is the only player to break Sinner’s serve during the tournament.
Djokovic lost in the semis of all four majors in 2025 – including to Sinner at the French Open and Wimbledon in straight sets.
Sinner also beat then-defending champ Djokovic in the semis on the way to his first AO title in 2024 and has now won his last five against the legend to take a 6-4 rivalry lead.
If anyone’s capable of turning a reprieve into glory, it’s Djokovic, who is chasing a 38th grand slam final appearance. But there were worrying signs against Musetti…seemingly only another injury will halt Sinner’s march to a sixth straight major decider.