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.

Coco Gauff will take on Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, January 20.Gauff beat Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday in the Round of 16 in her most recent match.

Sabalenka is continuing to carve her way through the field in trying to become the first woman since fellow Swiss star Martina Hingis to win three straight Australian Open titles. The Belarussian was looking pretty clean through the first four rounds, though she needed three sets to get by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals.

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Reigning champs Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka look to secure consecutive wins, but heavy hitters like Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek are sure to make for tough competition