MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Thursday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Paula Badosa (11), Spain, 6-4, 6-2. Madison Keys (19), United States, def. Iga Swiatek (2), Poland, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Australian Open resumes on Wednesday, with top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner leading the action in the second set of quarter-finals in Melbourne.
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and 19th seed Madison Keys will battle it out in the Australian Open final after contrasting victories in the women's singles semifinals on Thursday. In a nerve-jangling late-night semifinal,