The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys in Saturday's decider.

No.3 seed Coco Gauff had to come from behind to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday.

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Aryna Sabalenka cut a frustrated figure during the Australian Open final as she lost in three sets to Madison Keys, before breaking down into tears and leaving the court

The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys on Saturday in an Australian Open women’s singles final that promises to be a thunderous slugfest. Defending champion Sabalenka was hailed by beaten semi-finalist Paula Badosa as being so good it was “like she’s playing a PlayStation” after dishing out a merciless straight-sets bludgeoning to her good friend.

A decade after first reaching the semifinals as a teenager, Keys stunned the world No. 1 to win her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne.

The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys on Saturday in an Australian Open women's singles final that promises to be a thunderous slugfest.

Sabalenka will be the overwhelming favourite to defeat Keys and complete the "three-peat" after prevailing in four of their five previous meetings, with the Belarusian slowly and steadily finding her best form in the major that has defined her career.

Madison Keys fought back from a set down yesterday to shock Iga Swiatek in a nail-biter and set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. The 19th seed battled through a thrilling semi-final on a final-set tiebreak against the world number two 5-7,

Jason Robertson scored two goals and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves to lead the host Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night.

Madison Keys fought back from a set down to shock Iga Swiatek in a nail-biter and set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.