On January 21st, Beijing time, two matches of the women's singles quarter-finals at the Australian Open were concluded first. Sabalenka defeated Pavlyuchenkova 2-1, and Badosa eliminated Gauff 2-0. As a result, Sabalenka and Badosa met in the semi-finals, while the No. 3 seed Gauff was eliminated early, ending her 11-match winning streak across seasons. Gauff, the No. 3 seed, faced Badosa, the No. 11 seed. They had previously played six times, with each winning three matches. Before the match, Gauff was more favored to advance, having won nine consecutive matches at the start of the year and 13 consecutive matches across seasons. However, Badosa proved her strength in the match. In the first set, both players held serve for the first ten games, reaching a 5-5 tie. Then, in the eleventh game, Badosa achieved a crucial break, followed by holding serve in the twelfth game, winning the set 7-5. In the second set, there was a battle of breaks, with Badosa breaking three times and Gauff twice. The key break in the eighth game gave Badosa a 5-3 lead, which she maintained by holding serve in the tenth game, winning the set 6-4 and the match 2-0, surprisingly eliminating Gauff. Thus, Badosa became the first player to advance to the women's singles semi-finals at this year's Australian Open. She is also the fourth Spanish player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam event and the first Spanish female player to do so in the last five years. Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed, faced Pavlyuchenkova, the…

On January 21st, the quarterfinals of the Australian Open women's singles competition took place. Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed and defending champion, faced off against 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. After a thrilling three-set match, Sabalenka narrowly defeated her opponent with a score of 2-1, achieving an impressive 19-match winning streak at the Australian Open and on hardcourt Grand Slams. This victory marks her third consecutive year advancing to the Australian Open semifinals and her tenth time reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam event. Player Profiles: Sabalenka is ranked world No. 1 and is the top seed for this year's Australian Open women's singles. Her best previous Grand Slam result was winning the Australian Open and US Open titles. At this year's Australian Open, Sabalenka has successfully advanced to the quarterfinals after eliminating Stephens, Badosa, Tauson, and Andreescu. Pavlyuchenkova is ranked world No. 32 and is the 27th seed for this year's Australian Open women's singles. Her best previous Grand Slam performance was reaching the final of the 2021 French Open, and her best result at the Australian Open was reaching the quarterfinals on three occasions. Head-to-Head Record: Sabalenka and Pavlyuchenkova have faced each other a total of three times, with Sabalenka winning one match and Pavlyuchenkova claiming victory in two. Their last encounter was in the third round of the 2021 French Open, where Pavlyuchenkova won in three sets. Match Recap: In the first set, Sabalenka broke serve in the fourth game and again in the eighth game, securing the set with a 6-2 victory. In the second set,…