Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka defeated Karolína Muchová 6-3, 6-4 to make a third straight Brisbane International final without dropping a set.
- She will face the winner of Jessica Pegula vs Marta Kostyuk after Pegula beat Liudmila Samsonova and Kostyuk ousted Mirra Andreeva in the quarters.
- The semifinal win flipped a recent head-to-head in which Muchová had won three straight meetings, including their last encounter in 2024.
- Sabalenka reached the semis by beating Madison Keys 6-3, 6-3 and said she is focused on playing point by point rather than revisiting last year’s Australian Open loss.
- In Auckland’s ASB Classic, the semifinals are set with Elina Svitolina vs Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala vs Xinyu Wang.