ED CARRUTHERS AT MELBOURNE PARK: It came after the Belarusian star secured a straight-sets victory over the Spaniard, to book her place in the finals of the women's singles.

The Spaniard was due to play Katerina Siniakova, but the world number 53 withdrew from the contest earlier in the day with a ...

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday ... The hard, fast courts of Melbourne Park have been the 26-year-old's happy place.

IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka hugs Spain's Paula Badosa after winning ... Eleventh seed Badosa staged a brave run at Melbourne Park, knocking out one of the tournament's favourites in Coco ...

MELBOURNE — Aryna Sabalenka moved one win ... recovering from a slow start to beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night and return to the final. “I have goosebumps.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - As Paula Badosa watched Aryna Sabalenka winners ... Eleventh seed Badosa staged a brave run at Melbourne Park, knocking out one of the tournament's favourites in Coco Gauff ...

Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka blamed a lack of focus and motivation for her last-16 defeat at the Dubai Championships, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP ... recovering from a slow start to beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night to return to the final. Just 10 minutes in, the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP ... Sabalenka beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 earlier Thursday. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, can become the first woman since 1999 to complete ...