Zverev in a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time

At the Australian Open, after losing the first set against Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland), Zverev confidently moved into the round of the last four with 1:6, 6:3, 6:4, 6:2, becoming the first German since Tommy Haas at Wimbledon in 2009 at one of the four major tournaments.

In the semi-finals on Friday, Zverev will now face world number one Rafael Nadal (Spain) or world number five Dominic Thiem (Austria). The 22-year-old, seventh in the world rankings, has a negative record against both of them.

Also Halep and Muguruza in the semi-finals The two-time Grand Slam winners Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza will contest the second semi-final duel in the women's category. Halep, third in the world rankings from Romania, defeated Johanna Kontaveit from Estonia 53-6, 1-6 in just 1 minutes. The Spanish Muguruza, currently only number 32 in the WTA ranking, won 7:5, 6:3 against Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova (Russia), who had previously defeated Angelique Kerber.

The second semi-final will be contested by world number one Ashleigh Barty (Australia) and number 14 seed Sofia Kenin (USA), who had already played their quarter-final matches on Tuesday. Both games take place on Thursday (from 0.00:XNUMX CET).

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Zverev in a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time

Alexander Zverev is in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, while Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza have reached the last four in the women's competition.

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