Aryna Sabalenka will go hunting for the 3rd consecutive Australian Open title;in the 2025 final in which she will play against the American Madison Keys.
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A goal last scored by Martina Hingis in the three-year period 1997-1999. The semifinal against her friend and rival Paula Badosa experienced a complicated phase only at the beginning of the 1st set, when the Spaniard took the lead. Just enough time to immediately recover the break of disadvantage that the Belarusian became the absolute master of the court.
From that moment, Sabalenka dominated far and wide, closing the first set without further worries and managing every phase of the second set with extreme attention. To triumph again in Melbourne, she will have to overcome - as I said above - Keys. The American defeated Iga Swiatek by saving a match point.
And at the press conference, the WTA No. 1 expressed all her joy for this new achievement.
"I'm super happy to be back in the final, it will be a great battle regardless of the player I face. As for today's match, I think it was incredible. It's always difficult to face a friend, but I'm happy that she is playing at her best level. I told her that soon things will go well and she will be able to realize her dream," she said.
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"I feel at home in Melbourne. I thought about this already last year, I feel great here. I also receive a lot of support, which I felt even more this season. Coming back to play this Slam is like coming home in every way. I step on the court and I hear everyone shouting my name, supporting me, I get goosebumps every time I hear my name. It's incredible to feel so much love here," added the Belarusian.
