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.

Several players at Australian Open 2025 have been competing without a national flag, with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka included.

The Belarusian will next face Spain’s world number 12 Paula Badosa that outplayed World No.3 Coco Gauff of the United States, 7-5, 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka is coming off a massive 2024: Last year, the Belarus native won both the Australian and US Opens, finishing the year at No. 1 in the world singles rankings. But when she starts to feel the pressure, Aryna does what any other 26-year-old would do: She goes shopping and eats a satisfying meal.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her quest for her third consecutive Australian Open title, defeating Russia's Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.

It was the Belarusian's 18th consecutive win at Melbourne Park, where temperatures reached up to 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit).

By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -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,

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,