The long-awaited final will perhaps take place. This Thursday, the two best players have only one more obstacle to overcome before meeting for the first round of the Grand Slams of the year 2025.
To do this, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka will have to get rid of the Spaniard Paula Badosa while the Polish Iga Swiatek will have to be wary of the American Madison Keys. Two matches taking place this Thursday from 9:30 a.m. for the first confrontation and 11:30 a.m. for the second.
Double title holder, Sabalenka will try to reach a third final in a row in Melbourne. After being worried in the quarters by the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who stole a set from her – a performance that only Elena Rybakina had managed in the 2023 final -, the Belarusian is aiming for a 20th victory in a row in Melbourne. She faces the Spaniard Paula Badosa, who will play her first semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament. The world number 12, seeded number 11, will try to ride the wave of her feat against the American Coco Gauff, world number 3 and beaten in two sets (7-5, 6-4).
In the other semi-final, the Polish Iga Swiatek is also the big favorite. In addition to the number 1 place which is accessible, she is mainly aiming to qualify for her first final in Melbourne. Impressive since the start of the Australian Open, Swiatek, who has not lost a single set, finds the 14th in the world, Madison Keys.
