this lead, the attitude changes. i think all those things together, i was quite focused, i knew what i had to do and how to push. it s been a decade since victoria azarenka last won the australian open and she s continuing her quest to claim a third title at the grand slam. seeded 24th, she s secured her spot in the semifinal in a straight sets win overjessica pegula. the american was the highest seed left in the tournament but couldn t overcome the 33 year old belarusian who won 6 4 6 1. azarenka will play the wimbledon champion elena rybakina. earlier she swept past jelena ostapenko in straight sets to reach the last four. despite that surprise success at wimbledon, rybakina is still ranked only 25th in the world because ranking points were not awarded at swi9 last year. i had ihada