In the 2024 Australian Open women's singles semifinals, the matchup between defending champion Sabalenka and talented teenager Gauff will be the first to start, and the winner between the two will meet the winner of Zheng Qinwen and Yastremska in the final. Sabalenka once led 5-2, but Gauff broke Sabalenka's serve to win the set and saved the set point to win 4 games in a row 6-5, Sabalenka also broke Gauff's serve to win the set and dragged the game into a tie-break, and refused to turn the game around in the tie-break, and finally won the first set with a score of 7-6.
Sabalenka, ranked No. 2 in the world, was the champion of last year's Australian Open. Gauff is ranked fourth in the world and was the champion of last year's US Open. When the top four seeds of Swiatek and Rybakina in the first half were both upset, Sabalenka and Gauff in the second half all went all the way and finally completed the meeting in the semifinals. In terms of form, Sabalenka is better, the first five rounds of this Australian Open did not lose a set and hit 5 2-0, including a 6-0/6-0 double egg! Although Gauff also passed 2-0 in the first four rounds, but in the last round of the 1/4 finals against Kostyuk, there were ups and downs in the state, and there were many mistakes of his own, and finally fought hard for more than 3 hours 2-1 to advance to the top 4. In terms of all-time head-to-head, Gauff holds a 4-2 lead, and in last year's US Open final, Gauff defeated Sabalenka to win his first career Grand Slam title. At present, Gauff has won 12 consecutive Grand Slams + is unbeaten in the new season, and Sabalenka is 12 consecutive wins at the Australian Open + no set in this Australian Open.
Sabalenka took the lead to a 2-0 break in the opening game, and Gauff then chased it to a 2-2 level with a break. Sabalenka broke again in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead, and Sabalenka then held her serve to take the game to 5-2. Gauff fought back, holding serve to make it 3-5 and breaking Sabalenka's serve in the ninth game to make it 4-5. In the next 10th game, Gauff's own serve fell behind 30-40 to save the end of the set and finally successfully held serve to chase 5-5, and the two returned to the same running line, and in the key points of the key game, Gauff showed a big heart. In the eleventh game, Gauff took advantage of the victory to chase and break serve again, leading 6-5 in the game, and will also usher in his own service to win the set. Sabalenka also had a big heart in the crucial game, breaking Gauff's serve to win the set and tie the game at 6-6.
In the tie-break, Sabalenka repeated the point of violent volley to score, Gauff fell to the ground in order to save the ball, Sabalenka scored four points in a row 4-0 far ahead, Gauff finally won the first point of the tie-break to 1-4, Sabalenka did not give a chance to maintain the advantage of 5-1, after a winning point of repeated drops, Sabalenka led 6-1 and got 5 handicap points! Gauff worked hard to resolve the first, Sabalenka scored directly in the outside corner to cash in the handicap point to win the tie-break 7-2, and the game score was 7-6 to take the next city.