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Defending champion Novak Djokovic declared himself fighting fit for the Australian Open final after ending the incredible run of Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev with his "best match" of the tournament on Thursday.
The 33-year-old Serb, showing no ill-effects from an abdomen injury sustained in the third round, overwhelmed the 114th-ranked Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach his 28th Grand Slam final.
Jennifer Brady battled through her frustrations to overhaul friend and United States team mate Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-1 and reach her maiden Australian Open semi-final on Wednesday.
Ash Barty confessed to being heartbroken at coming up short in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday but did not want the shock defeat to distract from her successful return to tennis after a year on the sidelines.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Leading 6-1, 2-1 in her quarterfinal match against 25th seed Karolina Muchova, world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty had one foot in the last four of the Australian Open, and the nation's dream of crowning its first home-grown champion since Christine O'Neil in 1978 was getting closer. Barty utterly dominated Muchova in the opening set, continuing the dominant run she had been on this year at Melbourne Park. She won 25 points, to Muchova's 11, made just six unforced errors and was playing a brand of tennis which would have had the remaining four women -- including Serena Williams...