Unexpected! When everyone thought that the Australian Open women's singles semifinals, Sabalenka vs. Gauff had become a foregone conclusion, but Badosa came out halfway and became the biggest spoiler of this Australian Open.

In the women's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the Spanish beauty Badosa defeated Gauff, one of the biggest favorites of this Australian Open, 2-0, and became the fourth Spanish player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam women's singles in the open era: Sanchez Vicario, Conchita Martinez, Muguruza, and Badosa.

Before this Australian Open, Gauff has not tasted defeat in the new season, from the Riyadh year-end finals to the United Cup mixed team event, Gauff not only defeated world No. 1 Sabalenka, but even sent Swiatek to two consecutive defeats, and the form is self-evident. As for Bardosa, although her form has recovered from last year's North American hard court season, her form is also very volatile, so many fans did not think that she could wrestle with Gauff before the game.

However, as the match began, Bardosa showed even better form, and her tactic was very clear in this match, which was to grab Gauff's weak forehand! In the first set, the two sides protected each other's first ten games, and in the crucial eleventh game, Gauff made consecutive mistakes to give Badosa a big gift, and Badosa, who was willing to laugh, broke serve immediately, and held serve in the twelfth game, taking the next set 7-5. In the second set, Gauff's forehand was still unstable, and Badosa took the opportunity to break serve in the third game, although Gauff then broke back to 2-2, but Badosa was simply soft and hard today, and broke two more games to lead 5-2. Although Gauff then chased two games in a row to make it 4-5, Badosa won another set 6-4 in the 10th game with two aces and a domineering winning point, knocking Gauff out of the tournament 2-0 on aggregate.

Gauff's exit is obviously difficult for many fans, after all, from before the start of this year's Australian Open to after the start of the Australian Open, Gauff's form has made people see her hope of winning her second Grand Slam title. What is clear, though, is that even though Gauff solved her long-standing double fault problem after hiring Matt Daley, her forehand problem still stands out! Gauff made 41 unforced errors in this game, almost twice as many as his opponents, and became the biggest culprit of the loss.

ESPN tennis commentator/former player Joe Fernandez also said: "In today's match, Gauff has been having problems with his forehand. Obviously, after solving the problem of serve, the forehand problem has once again become a key issue that Gauff needs to solve.

However, in all fairness, this match is not an absolute upset in theory, after all, Badosa and Gauff have played each other six times, and won three of each, and on hard courts, both sides have won two games each. It is worth mentioning that the last time the two sides met was in the semi-finals of last year's China Open, when Gauff also fought hard in three sets to win.

Badosa also looked very happy after the win, and she said in her post-match courtside interview: "I'm a little excited right now...... Today I gave it my all on the pitch and wanted to play my best and I think I did. Coco started out like crazy, but I'm incredibly proud of my performance today. ”

"A year ago I was here with a back injury and I don't know if I have to say goodbye to the sport. And now I'm here, competing with the best players in the world. I won today and made it to the semi-finals, and I never thought I would be standing here a year later. ”

With Gauff's exit and the clarity of the Australian Open women's singles scene, with Sabalenka's performance rock-solid and Swiatek's performance in the limelight, will we see Sabalenka and Swiatek meet in a Grand Slam final for the first time, or will there be another spoiler to make the miracle happen? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)