On January 24, Beijing time, the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open singles were released! Men's singles Djokovic, Sinner, Medvedev and Zverev will meet in the semifinals, and women's singles Yastremska, Zheng Qinwen, Gauff and Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals. Coincidentally, the defending champions of both men and women in singles are on the list!
Men's Singles Semifinals:
Comparison of the world rankings, the number of champions, and the best records in the history of the Australian Open!
Djokovic is ranked No. 1 in the world, No. 1 in his career, 98 ATP men's singles titles, (excluding this year) Australian Open best results in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 [10 crowns], and 24 Grand Slam champions!
Sinner is ranked No. 4 in the world, a career-high No. 4, 10 ATP men's singles titles, the best result in the Australian Open in the quarterfinals in 2022, and the best Grand Slam finish in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2023.
Medvedev is ranked No. 3 in the world, with a career-high No. 1 ranking, 20 ATP men's singles titles, runner-up at the Australian Open in 2021 and 2022, and a Grand Slam best result at the US Open in 2021.
Zverev is ranked No. 6 in the world, No. 2 in his career, 21 ATP men's singles titles, best Australian Open semi-finalist in 2020, and best Grand Slam runner-up in 2020 US Open.
Women's Singles Semifinals:
A list of the top four players' world rankings, the number of champions, and the best results of the Australian Open!
Jastremska is ranked 93rd in the world, a career high of 21st, three WTA singles titles, and her best result at the Australian Open in 2019 in the third round and her best Grand Slam finish in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019.
Zheng Qinwen is ranked 15th in the world, with a career high of 13, 2 WTA singles titles, the best Australian Open results in the second round in 2022 and 2023, and the best Grand Slam result in the top 8 of the US Open in 2023.
Gauff is ranked No. 4 in the world, a career-high No. 3, a seven-time WTA singles champion, a best Australian Open in 2020 and a fourth round in 2023, and a Grand Slam best result in the 2023 US Open.
Sabalenka is ranked No. 2 in the world, career high No. 1, 13 WTA singles titles, best Australian Open 2023 champion, best Grand Slam result 2023 Australian Open champion!
The significance of the Women's Singles semi-finals for the semi-finalists!
Yastremska, who qualified for the Australian Open semi-finals as a qualifier, is second in the Open era, and has set a new personal Grand Slam record in one fell swoop!
Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, the third Chinese Jinhua in the semifinals of the Australian Open after Li Na and Zheng Jie, the first person to enter the top 10 in the world after Li Na!
Gauff, who also reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, is unbeaten this season with 10 wins and 0 losses, and has won 12 consecutive Grand Slam women's singles matches!
Sabalenka, 12 consecutive victories at the Australian Open, 8-0 in the 1/4 finals of her career Grand Slam, and at least four semi-finals in 6 consecutive Grand Slams!