Belarusian Sabalenka looks red-hot favourite to win her first major crown after another ruthless display in defeating Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena.
MELBOURNE - Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinal with surprise package Magda Linette on Wednesday at the Australian Open, where Novak Djokovic will later step up his bid for a 22nd Grand Slam title.
It is a far cry from a year ago, when she struggled badly with her serve and was reduced to tears at an Australian Open warm-up tournament. Sabalenka will play unseeded Linette for a place in Saturday's final after she marched into her first major semifinal at the age of 30. Two-time Melbourne champion Victoria Azarenka will face Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina in the other semifinal.Djokovic can take a step closer to equalling Rafael Nadal's men's record of 22 Grand Slam titles when he faces Andrey Rublev for a place in the semifinals.
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