Australian Open 2025 Women's Semifinal: TV Schedule, Start Time, Live Stream
The 2025 Australian Open women's semifinal will feature a familiar face in Aryna Sabalenka, who is aiming to become the seventh woman in the Open Era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.
Sabalenka will face Paula Badosa, who stunned World No. 3 Coco Gauff to reach her maiden Grand Slam semifinal.
In the other semifinal matchup, five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek is back in the Australian Open semifinal round for the first time since 2022.
Swiatek, who is hoping to reach her first final in Melbourne Park, will face Madison Keys, who reached her sole Grand Slam final back in 2017 at the U.S. Open.
Sabalenka and Badosa will take court first at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, followed by Swiatek and Keys at 5:00 a.m. Both matches will be televised on ESPN2 with a streaming option available on ESPN+.
Paula Badosa vs. Aryna Sabalenka
Paula Badosa enters her maiden Grand Slam semifinal days removed from a stunning straight-set victory over world No. 3 Coco Gauff in the quarterfinal.
Despite her flawless tournament thus far, the Spaniard is about to confront the toughest challenge in women's tennis: a match against Aryna Sabalenka at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka, striving to become the sixth woman to win three consecutive Australian Open titles in the Open Era, has only lost one set during the entire tournament.
The two have faced off eight times, with Sabalenka steadily controlling the head-to-head 6-2.
Sabalenka has won their last six encounters and will enter as the overwhelming favorite.
While Badosa has been in top form as of late, it'll take a near-perfect performance to usurp the back-to-back champion.
In the end, Sabalenka should be able to do just enough to prevail, possibly needing three sets to do so.
Madison Keys vs. Iga Swiatek
After failing to advance beyond the fourth round in back-to-back years, Iga Swiatek is back in the Australian Open semifinal, where she'll face Madison Keys.
The No. 2 seed has yet to drop a set this tournament and has won 36 of 38 service games.
In fact, only three players in the Open Era have lost fewer than Swiatek's 14 games en route to the Australian Open semifinals, per OptaAce.
The four-time Grand Slam champion owns a 4-1 record in the head-to-head against Keys.
However, Keys has played an equally impressive tournament.
The 29-year-old American has earned a trio of noteworthy wins, including an upset victory over No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina in the Round of 16.
Keys has the firepower to compete with Swiatek; however, given her current form, Swiatek should be able to pull out the win and reach her first Australian Open final.