Spain's Paula Badosa stunned error-prone third seed Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday to reach the last four at a Grand Slam for the first time. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for Badosa on a sunbathed Rod Laver Arena as she set up a meeting with double defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Badosa reached a Slam semi-final for the first time in her career -- the first Spanish woman to do so since Garbine Muguruza at Melbourne in 2020.

Coco Gauff's forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5,

Paula Badosa entered her maiden semi-final of a Grand Slam event as she beat Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 in the first quarter-final of the Australian Open 2025.

Coco Gauff’s quest for a return trip to the semifinals in Melbourne has come to an end. Spain’s Paula Badosa stunned Gauff and grabbed a 7-5, 6-4 win in straight sets in what was a hot battle at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday afternoon to earn her spot in the semifinals of the first Grand Slam of the year.

Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 to knock the third seed out of the Australian Open and advance to her maiden Grand Slam semi-finals.