Paula Badosa overcame Coco Gauff to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final, ending Gauff's 13-match winning streak. Alexander Zverev defeated Tommy Paul to secure his place in the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Paula Badosa stunned Coco Gauff to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final and Alexander Zverev overcame Tommy Paul to book his ninth as the Australian Open awaited the blockbuster Tuesday evening clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Coco Gauff and Tommy Paul became the latest Americans ousted from the 2025 Australian Open, losing respective quarterfinal matches Tuesday in Melbourne. Top-ranked Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals.
Coco Gauff has lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals to Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-4. Tuesday’s result ended a 13-match unbeaten run that dated to last season for Gauff, the 2023
Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Tommy Paul all reached the 2025 Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals on Sunday. Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic reached his record-equaling 15th Australian Open quarterfinal after beating 24th seed Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic with 6-3, 6-4, and 7-6 (4) sets.
On Tuesday, Djokovic came out on top. While Alcaraz took the first set, Djokovic roared back and stifled Alcaraz in the next three sets, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic moves on to the semifinals where he will face No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev on Friday.
ESPN, the official channel of the 2025 Australian Open, did not show Coco Gauff's quarterfinal loss to Paula Badosa on its regular channels.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka suffered a scare before reaching the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday and a date with Coco Gauff's conqueror Paula Badosa.
When Badosa ended the quarterfinal with a forehand winner, she placed her hand over her mouth, then knelt on the ground and bowed her head. This was a big moment for someone who reached a career-best ranking of No. 2 in 2022, but only now believes she's reached her full potential.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka suffered a scare before reaching the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday and a date with Coco Gauff's conqueror Paula Badosa.
Paula Badosa, who almost quit tennis in 2024 ... men’s second seed Alexander Zverev overcame Tommy Paul to register a 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-1 win and book his spot in the last four.
Novak Djokovic advanced to his 50th career Grand Slam semifinal on Tuesday at the 2025 Australian Open. The 37-year-old Serbian took down Carlos Alcaraz