The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys in Saturday's decider.

The world No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion lags behind her contemporaries in endorsements despite standing atop her sport

ROD LAVER ARENA — Madison Keys became the oldest first-time Australian Open champion in the Open era when she shocked Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian

A decade after first reaching the semifinals as a teenager, Keys stunned the world No. 1 to win her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka greeted each other before the Serb graced the Rod Laver Arena for his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev.

Aryna Sabalenka broke down in tears on her bench after failing to defend her Australian Open title against Madison Keys in the final.

Novak Djokovic retired injured from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday and left the court to boos, with defending champion

The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys on Saturday in an Australian Open women's singles final that promises to be a thunderous slugfest.

Aryna Sabalenka has revealed she smashed her racquet in frustraion after losing the Australian Open final because she had been “so close close to achieving something crazy”. The world No.1 had been the red-hot favourite to join the greats in tennis history by completing a hat-tricks of title wins here.

The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys on Saturday in an Australian Open women’s singles final that promises to be a thunderous slugfest. Defending champion Sabalenka was hailed by beaten semi-finalist Paula Badosa as being so good it was “like she’s playing a PlayStation” after dishing out a merciless straight-sets bludgeoning to her good friend.

Aryna Sabalenka missed the chance to become the first woman this century to win three straight Australian Open titles, losing the final to Madison Keys.