Australian Open: Badosa surprises Gauff, Zverev also in the semi-final before the Djokovic-Alcaraz clash

The Spaniard Paula Badosa (12th in the world) offered her first Grand Slam semi-final on Tuesday by surprising the world No.3 Coco Gauff at the Australian Open, Alexander Zverev also winning his ticket for the last four before a highly anticipated clash between Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) and Novak Djokovic (7th).

– The surprise Badosa awaits Sabalenka –

Paula Badosa struck a big blow on Tuesday by dominating 7-5, 6-4 Coco Gauff, undefeated since November and winner of the US Open in 2023. Thanks to this first victory of her career against a top 10 Grand Slam player , the Spaniard reaches the last four of a major tournament for the first time.