Pavlyuchenkova won an overwhelming 80 percent ... Russian Anna Blinkova and Romania's Ana Bogdan also advanced. Want more articles like this? Follow Field Level Media on MSN to see more of our ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a battling 6-2 2-6 6-3 win over Russian 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ...