Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek swept past Emma Navarro into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys to match her best performance in Melbourne.
The Polish second seed was phenomenal on a gusty day at Rod Laver Arena, powering past the eighth-seeded American 6-1, 6-2.
It equalled her best result at the Australian Open from 2022 when she fell to eventual runner-up Danielle Collins in the last four.
Keys is her next hurdle after the American 19th seed sent Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina packing 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Keys, who made the last four for the third time, 10 years after her first, is on a career-best 10-match win streak after clinching the Adelaide title this month.
But she will have her work cut out with Swiatek yet to drop a set and giving up only 14 games so far in her five matches – seven of those came in her first-round clash.
“Madison is a great player and experienced so you never know,” Swiatek said. “It will be tricky, I will just be focused on myself. She has already played a good tournament here and we are well aware of how she can play.”
