Spaniard too strong for Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaHalep thrashes Anett Kontaveit to secure progressGarbiñe Muguruza set up an
Australian Open semi-final showdown with fellow former world No 1 Simona Halep as they both look to add a third grand slam to their haul. The Spanish veteran fired past
Russian 30th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3 while a ruthless Halep crushed Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 in Wednesday’s earlier quarter-final at Rod Laver Arena.
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