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Australian Open Live, women's semi-finals: Barty vs Keys, Collins vs Swiatek

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Australian Open Live, women's semi-finals: Barty vs Keys, Collins vs Swiatek

Ashleigh Barty takes on Madison Keys in the first semi-final of the Australian Open. Images: AP

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Jan 27, 2022 - 13:28 (IST)

In mixed doubles: The mixed doubles finalists are set at Melbourne Park with the Australian wild-card entry of Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler set to play in Friday's final after a seriously late finish in their semifinal. After saving a match point, the pair beat Lucie Hradecka and Gonzalo Escobar 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6 to advance to the championship match. The Australians will face Kristina Mladenovic and Ivan Dodig, who beat Zhang Shuai and John Peers in the other semifinal.

Jan 27, 2022 - 13:24 (IST)

On Day 11 so far around Melbourne Park

In women's doubles: The top-seeded Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova have advanced to the women's doubles final at Melbourne Park with a 6-2, 6-3 win over the third-seeded pair of Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Elise Bertens of Belgium. Kerjcikova and Siniakova will play Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Danilina in Sunday's final. Earlier Haddad Maia and Danilana beat the the No.2-seeded Japanese pair of Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

Jan 27, 2022 - 13:12 (IST)

On Day 11 of the Australian Open, we will focus on the women's semi-finals. Here is the order of play on Rod Laver Arena:

2PM IST/7.30 PM AEDT: Ashleigh Barty (Australia) vs Madison Keys (USA)

Followed by, Iga Swiatek (Poland) vs Danielle Collins (USA)

Preview: It's women's semifinal day at Melbourne Park with two Americans featured. Madison Keys takes on top-ranked Ash Barty and Danielle Collins will play 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek. The winners will meet in a Saturday night championship match.

Barty is attempting to become the first Australian woman in 44 years to win the Australian singles title. The reigning Wimbledon and 2019 French Open champion holds a 2-1 career edge over Keys, including a win the last time they played in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in '19, but she’s wary of the American’s array of shots.

Keys enters the semifinals on a 10-match winning streak and 11 overall this year, matching her entire win total from 2021. Keys won the Adelaide International tournament earlier this month and has another five wins so far at Melbourne Park. Keys, who reached her first Australian Open semifinal as a teenager in 2015.

Collins has tied her best previous performance at Melbourne Park — she reached the semifinals in 2019, her previous best Grand Slam result.

(with inputs from AP)

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