Djokovic defeated world number three Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, continuing his recent success against the Spaniard following his triumph in the gold medal match at the 2024 Olympics. The Serb is now primed for a run at a 25th Grand Slam crown, and his 11th Australian Open title.

The Australian Open men's semi finals will feature two blockbusters with Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner the favourites.

Plenty has been made of Keys' ongoing 10-match winning streak, a run that includes a title in Adelaide, but she's shown some moments of weakness in that time, while Swiatek's game seems tailor made to counteract the 19th seed power strokes.

Sabalenka overpowered Clara Tauson and Mirra Andreeva in her third and fourth-round matches, but the extra pace of Pavlyuchenkova's shots forced her out of her comfort zone in the second set of the quarter-finals and Badosa, who is an aggressive counter-puncher, has the ability to do likewise.