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Snapshot from day 10 at the Open at Melbourne Park.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Karolina Muchova - the Czech recovered from a mid-match medical time-out to reel in world No.1 Ash Barty from a set and a serve break down.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's within the rules. She's within her rights to take that time," Barty refused to blame Muchova's tactical medical time-out for her "heartbreaking" 1-6 6-3 6-2 quarter-final loss.
STAT OF THE DAY: Jennifer Brady was the only survivor of the 51 Open singles competitors to make the second week after spending two weeks in hard quarantine upon arrival to Melbourne last month. Now she's into the last four after beating fellow American Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-1 in her own three-set comeback win.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Barty's exit presents Serena Williams with a massive opportunity to claim a record-equalling 24th grand slam singles crown. The seven-times champion plays 2019 Open winner Naomi Osaka in Thursday's other women's semi-final, with world No.1 Novak Djokovic playing Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev in the first men's semi.