Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the Australian Open final after an impressive performance to see off Coco Gauff in straight sets in a battle between two of the best players on the women’s tour; Sabalenka will face China’s Qinwen Zheng in the final on Saturday Sabalenka gained her revenge after Gauff was victorious in last year’s US Open final and will look to be the first player to win back-to-back Australian Open titles since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013.
She will take on Qinwen Zheng after the Chinese player beat Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-4.