Aryna Sabalenka vs Barbora Krejcikova LIVE: Australian Open 2024 scores and results after Novak Djokovic result

Sabalenka 3-1 Krejcikova*

Sabalenka has made a really assured begin on serve – seeing the ball clearly and putting her forehand cleanly to start out the match.

It’s truthfully very onerous to see who can beat the defending champion when she is in this type of type. Krejcikova is up in opposition to it already.

*Sabalenka 2-1 Krejcikova – Sabalenka breaks!

Sabalenka begins to seek out her groove after working to flash a large forehand winner down the road.

It will get her to 15-30 on Krejcikova’s serve and the Czech appears to be like to come back into the web on the primary strain level of the match.

However Krejcikova’s volley goes lengthy and it offers Sabalenka two break factors: she solely wants one, after following a robust backhand return up the road with an angled forehand.

*Sabalenka 0-1 Krejcikova

Extremely, Sabalenka has solely spent 4 hours and 4 minutes on court docket via her first 4 matches, whereas Krejcikova is at eight hours.

Krejcikova will get to 40-0 on serve however Sabalenka sends an announcement as she crushes the second-serve return for a winner.

Sabalenka goes lengthy, although, so Krejcikova will get the opening maintain.

Proper, right here we go: Sabalenka and Krejcikova are out on court docket, on the Rod Laver Enviornment.

Sabalenka, the defending champion, has been in good type and has dropped simply 11 video games on her technique to the quarters.

Krejcikova, who has battled again from a lack of type and accidents after profitable the 2021 French Open, is seeking to attain her second grand slam semi-final.

She had win over the spectacular teenager Mirra Andreeva within the earlier spherical.

Krejcikova will serve first – and for some causes we’re nonetheless ready for followers to come back in.

So… the schedule is in a proper mess tonight on the Australian Open. The evening schedule is working two hours late… which suggests Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev’s match may not begin till 11pm no less than.

Each the BBC and Eurosport have reported that Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion, and Barbora Krejcikova have been requested if they might transfer to the Margaret Court docket Enviornment, and each gamers stated no.

Have Sinner and Rublev been requested to maneuver?

In the meantime Djokovic is thru to his eleventh Australian Open semi-final. He has NEVER misplaced a semi-final or last at Melbourne Park on his technique to profitable 10 titles right here.

Some tree content material to convey you as Djokovic reveals his ‘secret’.

Proper, we nonetheless have the whole evening session to come back! Aryna Sabalenka’s match in opposition to Barbora Krejcikova is just not going to start out till about 9pm native time, and Sinner vs Rublev will observe that.

GAME. SET AND MATCH! Djokovic 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Fritz

Nick Kyrgios is popping out to do Djokovic’s post-match interview…

There’s a hug between the previous Wimbledon finalists. “Nice to see you,” Djokovic says. “We miss Nick.”

“Ah man, I suffered quite a bit, first couple of units. He performed top quality tennis, he suffocated me. It was extraordinarily scorching. Bodily very draining, emotionally as nicely. Big spherical of applause for Fritz immediately, but additionally for this event.

“I imply Taylor has top-of-the-line serves on this planet. When he’s feeling it, I knew the type of menace he poses. My conversion of break factors was actually poor (4/21) however I managed to interrupt him when it mattered and raised my sport from halfway within the third set via to the tip.”

On Sinner/Rublev: “Totally different match-up. Each Sinner and Rublev are in nice type. Rublev in opposition to De Minaur was among the quickest exchanges I’ve seen. Sinner is enjoying the tennis of his life. We had a few nice encounters final 12 months. Let’s get some popcorn and benefit from the match.”

GAME. SET AND MATCH! Djokovic 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Fritz

Novak Djokovic rolls on! He withstands the immense problem of Taylor Fritz after the American threw every little thing at him to stage the match at a set all. However Djokovic raised his stage and confirmed his powers of endurance to run away with the match within the third and fourth, extending his profitable run on the Australian Open to 33 matches.

He’s via to his forty eighth grand slam semi-final, and he’ll play both Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev on Friday.

Sinner and Rublev are heading for a late evening tonight.