Coco Gauff Crashes Out, Novak Djokovic And Carlos Alcaraz Draw Battle Lines At Australian Open

Coco Gauff 's dreams of a first Australian Open title were snuffed out in the quarter-finals by Paula Badosa before Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face off in a duel for the ages on Tuesday.

An 'emotional' Badosa of Spain stunned the world number three American 7-5, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena and will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the last four.

The 27-year-old Badosa reached a Slam semi-final for the first time.

'I'm a bit emotional,' said Badosa. 'I'm a very emotional person. I wanted to play my best game. I think I did it.

'I'm super proud of the level I gave today.'