Melbourne, Jan. 28 -- The world number five Elena Rybakina outclassed world number two and six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek to march into the semifinals of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.

Rybakina outclassed one of the finest in the world during the quarterfinals by 7-5, 6-1 in a match that lasted an hour and 35 minutes long, levelling her head-to-head record against Iga to 6-6.

Rybakina was dominant, winning eight of her last nine games in the match.

"I am really pleased with the win," Rybakina said in her on-court interview as quoted by WTA's official website. "We know each other pretty well, and I was just trying to stay aggressive. In the first set, the first serve wasn't working for both of us, so we were trying ...