Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third consecutive Australian Open championship will continue after she got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a surprisingly difficult quarterfinal.

Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1 and two-time champion at the Australian Open, survived a major scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to advance to the semifinals. Sabalenka was twice a break down in the deciding set,

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a battling 6-2 2-6 6-3 win over Russian 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, as her quest for a third straight title at Melbourne Park gained momentum.

Aryna Sabalenka will face close friend Paula Badosa in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after battling to victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The two-time defending champion’s 18-match winning run at Melbourne Park looked in serious danger when she lost the second set on a windy Rod Laver Arena.

In the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, Aryna Sabalenka faces Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.In her last match on Saturday, Sabalenka took down Mirra Andreeva in two sets, 6-1, 6-2, to advance

Aryna Sabalenka battled through 'unbelievable' windy conditions Tuesday to reach the Melbourne semifinals and keep her dream of an Australian Open

Sabalenka appeared on course to cruise through to the last four, and a clash with Paula Badosa, when she took the opening set with ease

Aryna Sabalenka needed to come from a break down in the third set twice to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Australian Open and reach her milestone 10th Grand Slam semifinal.