By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts on Thursday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown that will pit two of the game's big hitters against each other.

Scottish tennis player Jacob Fearnley found himself in a remarkable position at the Australian Open, warming up with Novak Djokovic before the Serbian's quarter-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The 23-year-old,

The American is into the final in Melbourne, with husband Bjorn Fratangelo as her coach. This is how the married couple work it out

Madison Keys is back into the Australian Open semifinals for a third time after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine

Madison Keys saved a match point and came back to upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career.