Aryna Sabalenka comes through strongly against Coco Gauff and qualifies for the final

Four months after her defeat in the US Open final, Aryna Sabalenka took her revenge. The world number 2 won against Coco Gauff in the first semi-final of the women’s draw at the Australian Open (7-6(2), 6-4), Thursday January 25. Once again very solid, the Belarusian, who has still not dropped a single set in the tournament, will defend her crown in the final, she who was crowned in Melbourne a year ago.

After a strong start, Aryna Sabalenka suffered a scare in the first set. While she was leading 5-2 and seemed to have things in hand, she saw her opponent come back and push her to her first tie-break of the tournament. A tie-break that she flew over (7-2), without panicking, before breaking at the right time in the second set to win the game. Defeated, Coco Gauff misses the opportunity to grab a few places in the WTA rankings, and misses out on the third Major final of her career.

Relive the meeting.