Top seed Aryna Sabalenka powered past 18-year-old American Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals amid punishing Melbourne heat. With the Rod Laver Arena roof initially open and temperatures soaring past 104°F,

Aryna Sabalenka is currently in the middle of her Australian Open campaign, where she is hoping to tally up enough victories to make the final and win the tennis tournament for the third time in her career.

Jovic, who won Guadalajara last September, started this year by reaching the Auckland semifinal and finishing as runner-up in Hobart. The 18-year-old entered her Australian Open quarterfinal match on a 11-2 record in 2026. The American may have lost today but she fulfilled her big wish of playing Sabalenka - whom she used to look up to.

The 24-time major champion lost one of his tennis records to the world No. 1 on Sunday.

Aryna Sabalenka’s strong form at this year’s Australian Open continued with a straightforward win over Iva Jovic. With two titles already under her belt, Sabalenka has not dropped a set on her way to the semi-finals and remains the favourite to lift the trophy again.

Aryna Sabalenka cracked a joke and may have even thrown a little shade at men's tennis when asked about the roof being open for her match against Iva Jovic. In the opening match of Tuesday's Rod Laver Arena schedule, the top-seeded Belarusian took on and beat rising American star Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 in an hour and 29 minutes of play.

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