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but once Sabalenka found her forehand range, it didn’t feel close because it couldn’t. Here she is!A big serve, 15-0; a backhand winner, 30-0. A long return, 40-0, and Badosa has played well here, she’s just come up against the best in the world at the top of her game. Another big serve, a flat forehand winner, and that was very, very excellent from the two-time defending champ. She meets Swiatek or Keys in the final; good luck, people.
A big service-winner down the T makes 15-all, but Sabalenka takes control of the next point with a booming forehand return, cleaning up with with another down the line Then, facing a second serve, she steps in a little and starts thwacking … but just when15-40 seems a matter of time, a backhand on the stretch and on to the line hauls Badosa back into the point and eventually the error comes; 30-all.
If Sabalenka can’t plant her feet, it’s harder for her to get off, on top of which a fair number of her shots come down the middle; Badosa needs to redirect those not to the lines but towards the corners. And she may also benefit from trying drops because, though Sabalenka’s net-game has improved, anything that keeps her guessing is helpful.Henry Patten – coached by Calvin Betton, this blog’s resident expert – is, along with Harri Heliovaara, his partner – into the men’s doubles final.
Swiatek has brutalised her quarter of the draw, dropping no sets and only 14 games in her run to the semis, while Sabalenka was pushed in her last match but, as always seemed inevitable, she did what she needed to do to win; she has not lost in Melbourne since 2022.
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