The Polish player was sensationally overtaken by the 29-year-old American, who won the third-set supertiebreak with a score of 5-7 6-1 7-6 (8), reaching the second Slam final of her career eight years after the one at the 2017 US Open, lost to Sloane Stephens.

Iga Swiatek has powered through to the Australian Open semi-finals after a commanding win over eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday morning, with a row breaking out as she secured victory. The Polish star's dominant run continued as she dropped just three games in the quarter-final match.

Iga Świątek booked her place in the semifinals of this year’s Australian Open after thrashing American star Emma Navarro on Tuesday, but the match wasn’t without its controversy.