SPAIN'S Paula Badosa has made it to a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time after a shock quarter-final win over third-seeded Coco Gauff in the

Coco Gauff lost to Spain’s Paula Badosa on Tuesday in the Australian Open. After back problems that saw her fall in the rankings from No. 2 to No. 140, the Spanish player’s determination halted Gauff’s hot streak.

The Spaniard, through her Instagram account, shared with her fans some profound reflections, after the semifinal of the Australian Open 2025

Paula Badosa was extremely emotional after stunning Coco Gauff to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal as the Spanish tennis star instantly remembered that just a year earlier she received a devastating injury diagnosis and didn't know what the future held for her.

Badosa is the first Spanish woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final since Garbine Muguruza, also in Melbourne, in 2020.

Coco Gauff's retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open. The unforced errors just kept accumulating Tuesday, and so did the double-faults and break points,

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.

In her last Grand Slam quarterfinal, the Spaniard fell apart in New York. She took the lessons to Gauff in Melbourne, and won.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final and stay on track for a 26-year first.

Paula Badosa said Aryna Sabalenka’s performance in beating her in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday was so good it was “like she’s playing a PlayStation”.

Delray Beach's Coco Gauff was eliminated from the Australian Open Tuesday, losing in straight sets to Spain's Paula Badosa. The third-seeded Gauff, who had been playing well since the end of the year, fell 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals at Rod Laver Arena.

Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok yesterday accused France’s Kristina Mladenovic of making a “very direct threat” against her during a testy women’s doubles clash at the Australian Open (AO). Kichenok came under fire after snubbing a handshake with Mladenovic after she and Taiwanese partner Chan Hao-ching were beaten in straight sets on Monday.