We've reached the pointy end of the Australian Open. There's been plenty happening on the court and just as much happening off it as we've been covering this week. Madison Keys, Arena Saberlenka. That progressed to the women's singles finals which are on Saturday. The men's semis play out this evening, with the championship happening Sunday. Craig Gabriel Australian Open commentators with US.

We've reached the pointy end of the Australian Open. There's been plenty happening on the court and just as much happening off it as we've been covering this week. Madison Keys, Arena Saberlenka. That progressed to the women's singles finals which are on Saturday. The men's semis play out this evening, with the championship happening Sunday. Craig Gabriel Australian Open commentators with US.

Craig, good morning, Hey Ryan, good to be with you at this ridiculous hour that we've been putting with the hours we've been putting through over here was another eatingly, excruciatingly late night over here.

Craig, good morning, Hey Ryan, good to be with you at this ridiculous hour that we've been putting with the hours we've been putting through over here was another eatingly, excruciatingly late night over here.

Yeah, tell us about it.

Yeah, tell us about it.

Well. Arena Saberlenka helped us all by getting through her match relatively well, six four six two, defeating Palabadosa, a very good friend. Then we got the match of the tournament. In fact, I would even say it's going to be a match of the year candidate. There was such an extraordinary clash between EGO srion Tech and Madison Keys. It was the sixth meeting between them and srion Tek was a hot favorite to go through to the final at the Australian Open for the first time, and it just went totally the other way and it was just breathtaking tennis at times, and Keys saved a match point and ended up winning five to seven, six ' one seven six to reach her first Australian Open final and the second time she's reached the final of a major in her career. The last time was nearly eight years ago in twenty seventeen at the US Open. She lost to her very good friend Sloan Stevens on that occasion, but this was just, I mean, superb tennis. So I was lost for words on a number of occasions with the shots that were played and the atmosphere and the excitement that was on show brilliant.

Well. Arena Saberlenka helped us all by getting through her match relatively well, six four six two, defeating Palabadosa, a very good friend. Then we got the match of the tournament. In fact, I would even say it's going to be a match of the year candidate. There was such an extraordinary clash between EGO srion Tech and Madison Keys. It was the sixth meeting between them and srion Tek was a hot favorite to go through to the final at the Australian Open for the first time, and it just went totally the other way and it was just breathtaking tennis at times, and Keys saved a match point and ended up winning five to seven, six ' one seven six to reach her first Australian Open final and the second time she's reached the final of a major in her career. The last time was nearly eight years ago in twenty seventeen at the US Open. She lost to her very good friend Sloan Stevens on that occasion, but this was just, I mean, superb tennis. So I was lost for words on a number of occasions with the shots that were played and the atmosphere and the excitement that was on show brilliant.

So Keys gets through in Seberlinka. That's Saturday, and today Jokovic.

So Keys gets through in Seberlinka. That's Saturday, and today Jokovic.

Today we've got the men semifinals and it'll be Yanik Sinner against Ben Shelton and then Novak Djokovic will be playing Alexander Zverev. So going into the Sinner Shelton match, Yanik leads for one on their head to head Sorry, Shelton beat Sinner the first time they played, which was in October twenty three in Shanghai. They've played four times since and Shelton has not won a set from Sinner in those matches. And then going in on the Djokovic Zverev match, Novak leads their series eight to four. He won the last time that they played. The last time Zverev won over Djokovic was twenty twenty one, So I look, this is going to be another interesting match and depending on how Novak pulls up after the injury that happened in his previous round against Carlos al Karaz, will be curious to see. But you know, at the moment he's probably favored on that one slightly.

Today we've got the men semifinals and it'll be Yanik Sinner against Ben Shelton and then Novak Djokovic will be playing Alexander Zverev. So going into the Sinner Shelton match, Yanik leads for one on their head to head Sorry, Shelton beat Sinner the first time they played, which was in October twenty three in Shanghai. They've played four times since and Shelton has not won a set from Sinner in those matches. And then going in on the Djokovic Zverev match, Novak leads their series eight to four. He won the last time that they played. The last time Zverev won over Djokovic was twenty twenty one, So I look, this is going to be another interesting match and depending on how Novak pulls up after the injury that happened in his previous round against Carlos al Karaz, will be curious to see. But you know, at the moment he's probably favored on that one slightly.

Greig, thank you for that. Craig Gabriel, Australian Open commentary with US Live from Melbourne.

Greig, thank you for that. Craig Gabriel, Australian Open commentary with US Live from Melbourne.

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