Rybakina says making Australian Open semis 'just another day'

The Moscow-born Kazakh bounced back from early serving issues to down the second seed 7-5, 6-1 and will meet Jessica Pegula for a place in Saturday's final. Rybakina has made the Melbourne final once before, in 2023 when she lost in three tough sets to Aryna Sabalenka. She had not been past the last eight in Melbourne since. "I think probably now I'm more calm and going deeper in tournaments," she said. "In the beginning, when it's the first final and you go so far in a tournament, of course you are more emotional.