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Last Updated On: May 03, 2025 10:21 AM , Published On: Jan 21, 2025 10:14 AM
Today’s news is live from the Australian Open. The tennis tournament is in full swing with record-breaking and thrilling match happenings. The recent news revolves around Paula Badosa knocking Coco Gauf. As she stuns Coco Gauf, she has now reached her First-Ever Grand Slam Semifinals.
Badosa Reaches First-Ever Grand Slam Semifinals
Spain’s Paula Badosa made a history-making performance against Coco Gauf in the Australian Open Quarterfinals. She defeated Coco Gauff by making a 7-5, 6-4 win at the Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday afternoon.
Coco’s defeat at the hands of Paula Badosa made Paula qualify for the first Grand Slam of the year Australian Open semifinals. Badosa's first-ever win over a top-10 opponent in a Grand Slam propels her to ninth in the world rankings.
Gauff's Couldn't Make It to the Second Grand Slam Title
Coco Gauff, the third-ranked player in the world, faced defeat and couldn’t make it to the Second Grand Slam title win. In recent weeks and months, Gauf prevailed in every match. In Coco Gauf vs Paula Badosa, Coco took an early lead.
However, she fell short against Badosa as Badosa kept rallying back. Coco’s defeat came when she committed 41 unforced errors, which included 28 missed forehands and six double faults. Badosa won four of 10 break points in the match with nine winners.
It was the fourth time when Badosa and Coco faced each other, with Coco winning three times and Badosa winning the first time.
Badosa's Remarkable Comeback After Injury
Badosa has made a remarkable comeback as she recovered from a career-breaking back injury. She entered the tournament ranked No. 12. She has proved her worth as she made an appearance in the quarterfinals at the US Open last fall.
Badosa's Future
Badosa will come against either top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals on Friday. Paula Badosa is confident in her performance and is ready to take on challenges coming ahead in her career.