Australian Open 2021: Serena Williams up towards Naomi Osaka in semis, Novak Djokovic to face Aslan Karatsev

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Naomi Osaka has received 19 consecutive matches however none of these wins got here towards Serena Williams. Three-time main champion Osaka will meet 23-time Grand Slam singles title winner Williams within the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday. This will likely be their fourth matchup. The most memorable was Osaka’s victory within the 2018 U.S. Open last, which ended with each gamers in tears through the trophy ceremony. That was one among Williams’ 4 losses in Grand Slam finals since her final main championship, which got here in Australia in 2017. Jennifer Brady faces Karolina Muchova within the different ladies’s semifinal. Novak Djokovic will proceed his bid for a ninth Australian Open title and 18th Grand Slam trophy general when he performs 114th-ranked Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev within the day’s lone males’s semifinal. The 27-year-old Karatsev is the primary man within the skilled period to succeed in the semifinals of his first profession look in the primary draw of a Grand Slam event. He has eradicated three seeded opponents already, however nothing is more durable at Melbourne Park than making an attempt to beat Djokovic, who’s 16-0 in Australian Open semifinals and finals.
THURSDAY’S FORECAST
Sunny, excessive of 31 levels Celsius (88 levels Fahrenheit)
WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER
Sunny, excessive of 29 Celsius (85 Fahrenheit).

WEDNESDAY’S KEY RESULTS
Women’s Quarterfinals: No. 25 Karolina Muchova beat No. 1 Ash Barty 1-6, 6-3, 6-2; No. 22 Jennifer Brady beat Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Men’s Quarterfinals: No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat No. 2 Rafael Nadal 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5; No. 4 Daniil Medvedev beat No. 7 Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
STAT OF THE DAY
1978 — The final time an Australian received a singles championship on the Australian Open; Chris O’Neil received the ladies’s title that 12 months. Barty was the final man or girl from the host nation in singles this 12 months.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It’s heartbreaking, of course … but the sun will come up tomorrow. You’re either winning or you’re learning, and today is a massive learning curve for me.” — Barty, after her quarterfinal exit.