Australian Open 2024: Sabalenka demolishes Krejcikova, sets up Gauff semifinal
The HinduAryna Sabalenka overpowered Barbora Krejcikova 6-2, 6-3 in a brutally swift quarterfinal on Tuesday to keep her Australian Open title defence firmly on course and set up a showdown with US Open champion Coco Gauff. Give it all in the practice court so you can be ready for the matches as good as you can.” The second seed hammered her serves and groundstrokes over the net accompanied by her trademark yelps, breaking the ninth seeded Czech three times to only the one hiccup herself and clinching the first set after little more than 30 minutes. Sabalenka held with a couple of huge serves then broke the Czech to love to set up the semi-final date with American Gauff, who denied Sabalenka her second Grand Slam crown in the final at Flushing Meadows last September. With all but one of the seeds in the top half of draw, including world number one Iga Swiatek, having already departed, the meeting between Sabalenka and Gauff could go a long way to deciding who takes home the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy.