Aryna Sabalenka soared into the first Australian Open semifinal of her career with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Croatian Donna Vekic in the quarterfinal here on Wednesday.
Sabalenka, who had never gone beyond the fourth round of the Grand Slam before this year, is yet to drop a set in Melbourne as she extended her unbeaten run to nine matches to start the season. She flipped the script of her career head-to-head against Vekic with the 1 hour, 49-minute victory, beating the Croatian for just the second time in seven career meetings.
Not only is Sabalenka yet to lose a set at this Australian Open, but she also has yet to play a three-setter in 2023. She's won all nine matches she's played in straight sets and has only dropped 26 games in 10 sets so far here in the tournament.
