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 U.S.
Day 10 of the Australian Open featured intense quarterfinal action. Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Alexander Zverev secured a spot in the semifinals after a tough match against Tommy Paul.
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.
Paul survived a comeback bid by Australia’s Chris O’Connell in front a feverishly partisan crowd; the American tightened up when he served for the match in the fourth set, then fought through a shoulder injury to take the decider 7-5. Nishikori, meanwhile, came back from two sets down, and saved two match points, against Thiago Monteiro.
The Australian Open witnessed gripping tennis action as Tommy Paul mounted a comeback in the quarter-finals after trailing against Alexander Zverev. Drama unfolded with Zverev's feather complaint during the match.
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.
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
21 (UPI) --Coco Gauff and Tommy Paul became the latest Americans ... Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals. No. 12 Paula Badosa of Spain beat Gauff in straight sets at Rod Laver Arena.
Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her quarterfinal match against Paula Badosa of Spain during ... third time since 2020 by beating No. 12 Tommy Paul 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1.
Paula Badosa, who almost quit tennis in 2024, has reached her first Grand Slam semifinal with a straight-sets win.