By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.

Two admirers will clash in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa will face off in Melbourne on Friday for a place in the final and there is so much at stake for

Aryna Sabalenka defeats Paula Badosa to reach her third consecutive Australian Open final, maintaining an undefeated streak in 2025. Aiming for a historic third title, Sabalenka is the first woman since Serena Williams to reach three finals,

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.

Sabalenka beat good friend Paula Badosa of Spain earlier Thursday, 6-4, 6-2. Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, can become the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open singles crowns. "If she plays like this," the 11th-seeded Badosa said, "I mean, we can already give her the trophy."

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable once again at the. The two-time champion raced past Paula Badosa to become the first woman to make three consecutive finals at Melbourne Park since Serena Williams.

Aryna Sabalenka has now won 20 straight matches at the Australian Open, becoming just the third woman to achieve that feat at any grand slam in the last decade, after Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek

As the most powerful hitter in women’s tennis, it’s no surprise that Aryna Sabalenka is starting to earn comparisons with Serena Williams.

Madison Keys' coach Bjorn Fratangelo likened the prospect of facing Aryna Sabalenka to staring down Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Roger Federer at their best.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the Australian Open title three times in a row.

At the 2015 Australian Open, 19-year-old American Madison Keys made her first Grand Slam semifinal. She'd beaten Venus Williams to get there, and would be denied an appearance in the final by eventual champion Serena Williams.