Aryna Sabalenka grinds down Badosa to reach final

Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka overpowers Paula Badosa to near 3rd consecutive Melbourne title
Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to beat good friend Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 Thursday night to return to the final.
Aryna Sabalenka into third Australian Open final after semifinal win against Paula Badosa
MELBOURNE, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka continued her charge towards a third-straight Australian Open title by overwhelming her “soulmate” Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 in Thursday evening’s semifinal.
Australian Open 2025: Sabalenka reaches third straight final in Melbourne with straight-sets win over Badosa
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka marched into her third straight Australian Open final with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain’s Paula Badosa in Melbourne on Thursday.
Sabalenka overpowers Badosa to make third straight Australian Open final
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable once again at the. The two-time champion raced past Paula Badosa to become the first woman to make three consecutive finals at Melbourne Park since Serena Williams.
Sabalenka sweeps past Badosa to reach third straight Australian Open final
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside her close friendship with Paula Badosa on 23 January to secure her place in a third consecutive Australian Open final. The world number one defeated the Spaniard 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and now awaits either Iga Swiatek or Madison Keys in Saturday's title clash.
Aryna Sabalenka reaches her third straight Australian Open final by beating Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Aryna Sabalenka reaches her third straight Australian Open final by beating Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka sets up Australian Open semi-final with good friend Paula Badosa
Aryna Sabalenka will face close friend Paula Badosa in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after battling to victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The two-time defending champion’s 18-match winning run at Melbourne Park looked in serious danger when she lost the second set on a windy Rod Laver Arena.
Coco Gauff says she has more work to do after loss to Badosa at the Australian Open. Sabalenka wins
When Badosa ended the quarterfinal with a forehand winner, she placed her hand over her mouth, then knelt on the ground and bowed her head. This was a big moment for someone who reached a career-best ranking of No. 2 in 2022, but only now believes she's reached her full potential.
Tennis-Battle of the big hitters as Sabalenka, Keys book Australian Open final
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts on Thursday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown that will pit two of the game's big hitters against each other.
Sabalenka produced 'PlayStation' tennis, says beaten Badosa
As Paula Badosa watched Aryna Sabalenka winners whizzing by her from all angles on Thursday, it was game over for the ...
Australian Open: Madison Keys can win her first Slam title and stop Aryna Sabalenka’s threepeat
The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday ...
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Sabalenka survives Pavlyuchenkova in Melbourne to make 10th major semifinal
Aryna Sabalenka needed to come from a break down in the third set twice to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian ...
Sabalenka won't let Badosa friendship dent 'three-peat' dream
Aryna Sabalenka will not let her friendship with Paula Badosa affect her quest to win a third successive Australian Open ...