India, Jan. 10 -- This rematch between the Australian Open finalists was lopsided and Aryna Sabalenka flipped the outcome with a straight-sets win over Madison Keys. Top-ranked Sabalenka broke Keys' in five straight service games on the way to a 6-3, 6-3 win in 1hour 30 minutes on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Brisbane International, an important tuneup event for the Australian Open which begins January 18.

"Super happy to get through this difficult match," Sabalenka said. "I didn't really have the throwback to the Australian Open last year, to be honest. "I know that I lost in Australia against her and it's a big motivation, of course, to go out and get the win. But I always look into the (next) match as like a new match against...