Qinwen Zheng def Dayana Yastremska, Aryna Sabalenka def Coco Gauff, Storm Hunter awkward handshake with Elise Mertens

Aryna Sabalenka will take on Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final after the pair won their semifinal encounters on Thursday night.

Sabalenka continued her largely dominant campaign Down Under, defeating Coco Gauff in two tight sets, while Zheng defeated qualifier Dayana Yastremska in a match that saw drastic momentum swings throughout.

The pair’s only professional meeting came in the quarterfinals of last year’s US Open, with Sabalenka winning comfortably.

Meanwhile, Aussie star Matt Ebden and Rohan Bopanna are into the men’s doubles final as the former helped to keep an absurd green and gold streak remain intact.

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