Sabalenka survives scare to keep title defence alive

Image caption, Aryna Sabalenka is on a 19-match winning run at the Australian OpenAustralian Open 2025

Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne Park

Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app

Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a third straight Melbourne title.

The world number one is attempting to become the first woman since Martina Hingis 26 years ago to complete a 'three-peat' at the hard-court Grand Slam.

After racing through the first set, Sabalanka's title hopes were left hanging by a thread…