The Australian Open sun is no wimp. It's the hottest Australian Open in 17 years. Court temperatures reached 43C at the Australian Open earlier this month (that's 109 degrees F). Play had to be suspended on the courts due to the extreme heat.

With the final now in sight, Sabalenka will await the winner of the second semifinal between Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina.

The No. 1 seed enters Melbourne as the favorite, but several challengers, including Elena Rybakina and defending champion Madison Keys, pose a formidable threat.

With Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys divvying up the four Grand Slam titles last season, women's tennis offers quite a bit more intrigue these days than the “ Sincaraz ” dominance in the men's game.

Florida Women's Tennis alumna Anna Danilina and her doubles partner, Aleksandra Krunic , are headed to the Australian Open Doubles

The Australian Open has now entered week two, with Iga Swiatek among the stars still in with a chance of success. In fact, the top seeds have stolen the limelight at the hard-court tournament in Melbourne,