Aryna Sabalenka beats Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-2 to reach Australian Open 2025 women's singles final.
An "emotional" Paula Badosa shattered world number three Coco Gauff's dream of a first Australian Open title when she stunned her 7-5, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant straight-sets victory on Sunday
Former world number two Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week's Wuhan Open, organisers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photo.
It will be Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa's seventh meeting but first at a Grand Slam.
Aryna Sabalenka had said she was "heartbroken" by the death of former boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov in a statement on Wednesday, where she revealed they had not been a couple at the time of his death.
Paula Badosa, a close-friend of Aryna Sabalenka's, said the match would be "uncomfortable".
Fourth Seed Paula Badosa crashed out of US Open after losing to Petra Martic in women's singles second round.
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Wimbledon: Paula Badosa triumphed 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to make the last 16 for a second successive year at the All England Club