Australian Open quarter-finals: Gauff v Badosa; Djokovic v Alcaraz later – stay | Australian Open 2025
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Key occasions
Coco Gauff dropped a set for the primary time on the 2025 Australian Open through the spherical of 16 earlier than ultimately overrunning the returning Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. The No 3 seed can count on one other robust battle as we speak in opposition to former world No 2 and eleventh seed Paula Badosa who’s quickly returning to type after her profession was threatened by a power again damage. Each gamers are arriving with loads of bounce of their step as they make their approach onto RLA.
Coco Gauff and Paula Badosa are warming up away from the warmth and within the caverns of Melbourne Park, however a reminder of how the third seed progressed to the final eight and inside one step of a much-anticipated match-up with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
The temperature is heating up together with the motion on the present courts with a excessive of 33C anticipated at Melbourne Park and certain to check the gamers through the day session.
The forecast for the remainder of the week is a way more tennis-friendly low-to-mid 20s.
☀️A sizzling and partly cloudy day, although cooler by the coast.
⛈️Remoted showers over the far japanese ranges through the afternoon and the possibility of a thunderstorm.
🌬️Gentle winds, tending average south to southwesterly through the afternoon in western and central districts. pic.twitter.com/X2rtsACjSx
— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) January 20, 2025
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Preamble
Martin Pegan
Howdy and welcome to stay protection of day 10 on the 2025 Australian Open and the beginning of the ladies’s and males’s singles quarter-finals.
First up on centre courtroom from 11.30am AEDT will probably be Coco Gauff (3) and Paula Badosa (11) assembly for a spot within the final 4 to tackle the winner of the Aryna Sabalenka (1) or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27) quarter-final at 7pm this night.
Within the males’s singles, Alexander Zverev (2) faces Tommy Paul (12) this afternoon to determine who will await the victor of the mouth-watering Novak Djokovic (7) and Carlos Alcaraz (3) conflict later this night.
I’ll be targeted on all of the photographs and scores on Rod Laver Area however do tell us if in case you have something to share out of, or away from, the primary occasions whether or not on e-mail, or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!
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