Big favorite of the Brisbane tournament, Aryna Sabalenka holds her place.
The Belarusian, who had no trouble reaching the semi-finals after her successes against Zarazua, Putintseva and Bouzkova, saw Mirra Andreeva standing in her way. The world number 1 faced her first real challenge of the year 2025.
Beaten in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros by the 17-year-old, Sabalenka wanted a revenge although she had won their two confrontations which had preceded their clash at Porte d’Auteuil.
In legs at the start of the season, Sabalenka confirms that she likes playing in Australia.
In 1h30 of play, the double title holder of the Australian Open wasted no time and won 6-3, 6-2.
Effective on his break points (3 converted out of 5) unlike his opponent (1 out of 8), Sabalenka will aim for an 18th career title.
To do this, she will have to dominate the surprise Polina Kudermetova, from qualifying, in the final.
The 107th in the world triumphed against Wang Xinyu, Liudmila Samsonova, Daria Kasatkina and Ashlyn Krueger to reach the semi-finals.
At this stage of the competition, the 21-year-old Russian player got the better of Anhelina Kalinina (6-4, 6-3) and will play to win the first title of her career. However, an immense challenge awaits him against Sabalenka.
