Sabalenka's path to Australian Open women's singles final

MELBOURNE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following is Belarussian Aryna Sabalenka's path to Saturday's Australian Open women's singles final (prefix denotes seeding):

1st round: bt Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-3, 6-2

2nd round: bt Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Spain, 6-3, 7-5

3rd round: bt Clara Tauson, Denmark, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4

4th round: bt 14-Mirra Andreeva, Russia, 6-1, 6-2

Quarterfinal: bt 27-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

Semifinal: bt 11-Paula Badosa, Spain, 6-4, 6-2

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