karolina muchova. the czech put out the number two seed aryna sabalenka in a thrilling match lasting more than three hours. muchova has a mounted to claim as she takes on swiatek, who made quick work of her opponent beating her in straight sets. russell fuller is there for us. a memorable afternoon of grand slam tennis came to a close with swiatek still not having dropped a set but her opponent pushed her incredibly close. she had a set point to take her into the deciding set in the semi final. but it was iga swiatek who won that second set on a tie break so a 6 2, 7 6 win for her, what a different story in the first match which again was full of pulsating hitting from karolina muchova who saved a match point 5 2 down to aryna sabalenka who had not lost a grand slam match all season until today. muchova coming back and winning five games in a row to win in three hours and 13 minutes. and she will play in a first grand slam final on saturday afternoon with the world number one
in a thrilling match, lasting more than three hours. mukova has a mountain to climb as she takes on swiatek, who made quick work of her semifinal opponent, beatriz haddaj maia, beating her in straight sets. russell fuller is there for us. a memorable opportunity came to a close with iga swiatek still not crossing dropping a set. beatriz haddaj maia had a set point in the second semifinal, but it was swiatek who won that second set. a 6 2 win for her, what a difference during the first match, which was full of pulsating hitting and some fantastic sliced from karolina muchova, two aryna sabalenka, were not lost until today. muchova coming back and winning five games in a row, and she will play in a first grand slam final on saturday afternoon with the world number one and defending champion as her opponent. who knows what can happen? i think everything is on time. in the past, it was not easy, and it s what makes me to appreciate this result even more now. i know what i ve b
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we will have more on that but first it is time for sportsday. hello. welcome to a new years day sportsday on bbc news. i m ben croucher. coming up. teenage dreams continue at alexandra palace as luke littler storms into the semi finals of the world darts championship. i know i ve got a good chance and i ll get a good feeling i can go all the way now. can liverpool go all the way in the premier league? victory at home to newcastle tonight would extend their lead at the top. we ll look ahead to the game at anfield. and it s an unhappy new yearfor andy murray in the first round of the brisbane international. thanks for your company. 16 years old and into the semi finals of the world darts championship. if luke littler s impressive run at alexandra palace became the story to round off 2023 could he go all the way and write a chapter in the 2024 fable that could be tough to top? on his world championship debut he breezed past brendan dolan to reach the last four where even h
years since the first march. and it s a day of drama at wimbledon as the women s world number one iga swiatek is knocked out along with two more british hopefuls. good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the coming days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. airlines look set to change their schedules as the busy school holiday period begins british airways said it would help provide certainty to customers. our business reporter noor nanji has more. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we are now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even, in some cases, border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people i