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MELBOURNE, Australia – The final semifinalists were determined on Wednesday.

And it goes with the theme of this Australian Open – low on drama – that all of the players were top-eight seeds.

And all of them are where they should have been on paper – on both the men’s and women’s sides.

That’s “sort of” what you should want. But you sort of hope for more drama on the road to get there.

The women went first, because they play their semifinals Thursday night.

But zero drama – unless you count Musetti’s sudden retirement.

(Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of ET)

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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Category: Grand Slam
Dates: Jan. 18 – Feb. 1, 2026
Prize money: $111,500,000 (AUD)
Draws: S128 – D64

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals

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Women’s singles, semifinals

[5] Elina RYBAKINA (KAZ) def [2] Iga SWIATEK (POL) 75 61

[6] Jessica PEGULA (USA) def [4] Amanda ANISIMOVA (USA) 62 76 (1)

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Men’s singles, quarterfinals

[2] Jannik SINNER (ITA) vs. [8] Ben SHELTON (USA) 63 64 64

[4] Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) def [5] Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA) 46 36 31 retd 

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