Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said her Australian Open quarter-final loss to top seed Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday would not blot her solid start to the season and the Russian hoped to carry the momentum forward.

Aryna Sabalenka survives a scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a third straight Melbourne title.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrote "Too old but still here!" on the camera as she left court after beating Donna Vekic to reach her fourth Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday, a signoff she said was only half a joke.

Aryna Sabalenka had her back to the wall early in the third set of her quarterfinal against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the world number one stuck to a simple process to stay alive at the Australian Open.

After coming as close to defeat in Melbourne as she has for three long years, trailing by a break in the nerve-racking final set of her quarter-final match, Aryna Sabalenka drew on her unshakable mental toughness to find a way through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Sabalenka appeared on course to cruise through to the last four, and a clash with Paula Badosa, when she took the opening set with ease

We're down to the final eight at the. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff will look to continue their strong runs and set up a blockbuster semifinal showdown. We break down the matchups.

Paula Badosa ended Coco Gauff's winning run to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open after recording a 7-5 6-4 victory.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said her Australian Open quarter-final loss to top seed Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday would not blot her solid start to the season and the Russian hoped to carry the momentum forward.

It was a nervy performance from Sabalenka, too, but not enough that she fell victim to an upset as her presumptive semifinal opponent, Coco Gauff, did earlier in the day. And so, it will be Paula Badosa who tries to end Aryna’s reign as Australian Open champion.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (No. 32 in the world) faces Donna Vekic (No. 19) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Vekic defeated Diana Shnaider 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 on Thursday in the