“It’s so emotional, I can hardly believe it, I’m super grateful and happy,” said Magda Linette after her success: “I won’t forget that for the rest of my life.”
She now meets Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who did not lose a set in her ninth match this year.
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The 24-year-old won easily against the Croatian Donna Vekic and is still aiming for her first major title.
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“It feels special here,” said Sabalenka, who is now a top favorite at Melbourne Park. “She’s ripe for the title,” had Eurosport expert Barbara Rittner pointed out a few days ago.
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For Karolina Pliskova, after losing to Linette, she has two finals at Grand Slam level. In 2016 she was in the final in New York, five years later in Wimbledon.
The strong Linette, on the other hand, continues to dream of the big surprise coup in Melbourne. She is the third Polish semi-finalist at the Australian Open since professional tennis was introduced in 1968.
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Linette emotional: “I will not forget my whole life”
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