Sabalenka reaches third consecutive Australian Open final: defeats Paula Badosa in straight sets; Title match on January 25

Aryana Sabalenka greeting the audience after winning the semi-final match.

Defending champion Aryana Sabalenka has reached the final of Australian Open 2025. They have made it to the finals for the third consecutive time. She defeated Spain's Paula Badosa at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Thursday.

Sabalenka of Belarus won against Paula 6-4, 6-2. This is Sabalenka's 20th consecutive win at the Australian Open. They are close to winning the title for the third consecutive time. He won the title in 2023 and 2024.

Sabalenka (left) defeated Paula 6-4, 6-2.

American model Tyra Banks (middle in black dress) had come to watch the semi-final match between Sabalenka and Paula.

Second semi-final of women's singles continues The second semi-final of the women's singles is being played between five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek and America's Madison Keys. Swiatek defeated America's Emma Navarro and Keys defeated 28th seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the quarterfinals.

Men's singles semi-final matches tomorrow The semi-final matches of men's singles will be played tomorrow i.e. on Friday. The first semi-final will be played between Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev. At the same time, the second match will be between world number-1 Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton.

Australian Open is being played since 1905 The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia started this tournament in 1905, which was previously called the Australian Championships. The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia later became 'Tennis Australia'. After this the Australian Championship was renamed Australian Open. From 1969 this tennis tournament became officially known as the Australian Open.

It's the first Grand Slam of the year There are 4 Grand Slams in tennis. All four are held annually, starting with the Australian Open in January. The French Open takes place in May and June. Wimbledon is held in July and US Open is held in August-September. The US Open is the last Grand Slam of the year.

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