MELBOURNE, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Relentless top seed Aryna Sabalenka muscled past American teenager Iva Jovic and into the Australian Open semi-finals Tuesday to accelerate her bid for a third Melbourne title. It booked the 27-year-old a 14th career Grand Slam semi-final and fourth in a row at the season-opening major. Defeat brought an end to a breakthrough tournament for 18-year-old Jovic, the youngest player in the women's top 100 and seeded 29. Jovic made some early errors and sent the ball long on break point to surrender her serve and fall 2-0 behind. Sabalenka held to pile on the pressure before Jovic fended off a break point on her next serve to get on the scoreboard.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 27, 2026 02:39 UTC