Svitolina stuns Gauff to power into Australian Open semis

By AFP, Melbourne

Elina Svitolina stunned third seed Coco Gauff to blast into an Australian Open semifinal against Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday and inch closer to a maiden Grand Slam title.

The Ukrainian 12th seed kept her dreams alive with a 6-1, 6-2 demolition in 59 minutes under a closed roof on Rod Laver Arena, with Gauff's serve imploding.