Because if my friend was tennis star Aryna Sabalenka and she beat me at the ... On Thursday, she faced her friend and fellow tennis player Paula Badosa in the Australian Open, beating her in ...

Paula Badosa faced her good friend Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinals. While the match was quite competitive at the start, by the end of it, Sabalenka was just on fire.

Paula Badosa was distraught after her straight-sets defeat to good friend and World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinal on Thursday.

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The first of two Australian Open women’s singles semifinals is set for an early Thursday morning start in Melbourne as No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka battles No. 11 Paula Badosa.

Paula Badosa joked that rival Aryna Sabalenka could now buy her "something really expensive" after being offered a shopping trip by her opponent following their Australian Open semi-final. Playing in her first Grand Slam final four clash, the Spaniard was no match for the defending champion, going down 6-4 6-2.

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Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1 ranking) will face Paula Badosa (No. 12) in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Thursday, January 23.Sabalenka secured a three-set victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

An American woman is a champion once again. After having to face the two best players in the world -- Iga Switaek and Aryna Sabalenka -- Madison Keys has claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Keys outlasted Sabalenka in the final on Saturday over three sets to accomplish the feat.

Aryna Sabalenka hopes to do something no woman has in more than a quarter of a century: win a third consecutive Australian Open championship. Madison Keys hopes to do something

Alex Corretja discussed the differences between men’s and women’s tennis while analysing the match between Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semifinals.