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So, our 2024 women's singles finalists have been decided.

Can Aryna Sabalenka defend her title? Or will there be a new name on the trophy with a Zheng Qinwen win?

We'll have to wait until Saturday to find out!

That's all from us today, thanks for joining us. If you want to catch up on what went down on Rod Laver Arena today, you can have a look at our women's semi-final report here.

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The men's singles semi-finals take centre stage on Friday. You can follow live text coverage of both matches right here plus listen live to commentary of the second semi-final on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds.

First up, ten-time champion Novak Djokovic takes on fourth seed Jannik Sinner, who is yet to drop a set, in what is a mouth-watering clash.

World number one Djokovic and Italian Sinner will take to the court not before 03:30 GMT.

After that, two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev faces German Alexander Zverev. They've played each other 18 times but this will be their first ever match at a Grand Slam.

The Russian and the sixth seed will meet on Rod Laver Arena not before 08:30 GMT.

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And Hewett isn't the only Briton in a final. Neal Skupski is into the final of the mixed doubles.

Skupski and his American partner Desirae Krawczyk, the second seeds, will be up against third seeds Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski on Rod Laver Arena tomorrow.

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Meanwhile, there was good news for British interest in Melbourne as Alfie Hewett reached the final of the men's wheelchair singles at the Australian Open.

Defending champion Hewett, an eight-time Grand Slam singles winner, beat Belgium's Joachim Gerard 6-4 6-1.

However, fellow Briton Gordon Reid was denied a meeting with his doubles partner by Japan's Tokito Oda.

The 2016 champion lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 to 17-year-old Oda.

Hewett and Reid will be in action together on Friday after their doubles semi-final against Japanese duo Daisuke Arai and Takashi Sanada was postponed because of rain.

Full report here.

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Women's wheelchair singles top seed Diede de Groot will compete for her 21st Grand Slam singles crown after beating fellow Dutchwoman Jiske Griffioen 6-1 6-2 to reach the Australian Open final.

De Groot will face Japan's Yui Kamiji for the title after the second seed defeated South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane 6-1 6-4.

De Groot has won 15 of her Grand Slam singles trophies in finals against Kamiji.

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There was an upset in the quad wheelchair singles as top seed Niels Vink lost 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals to Israel's Guy Sasson, who is through to his first Grand Slam final.

Dutchman Vink, 21, is a four-time Grand Slam champion and was last year's runner-up in Melbourne, while 43-year-old Sasson only played his first Grand Slam quad wheelchair singles event at last year's US Open.

Sasson will face second seed Sam Schroder in the final, after the 24-year-old Dutchman beat South Africa's Donald Ramphadi 6-1 6-1 on court six.

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Rohan Bopanna's week keeps getting better...

The 43-year-old Indian will become the oldest men's doubles world number one and he has now reached the final with Australian partner Matthew Ebden after the beat Czech-Chinese team Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-7) in the semi-finals.

The second seeds will play unseeded pairing Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for the title after the Italians also needed a final set tiebreak to beat German team Yannick Hanfmann and Dominik Koepfer 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-5).

It hasn't just been the women's semi-finals going on in Melbourne Park today. Here's a quick look at everything else that has happened on day 14 of the Australian Open...

David Law
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

I really enjoyed both semi-finals. I thought they were both good competitive matches and all four players can come away I think feeling that they don't have too many regrets about what they did.

Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng were just too good in the end and it does set up a fascinating final.

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There's a massive cheer as Zheng ends her on-court interview by saying a message in Mandarin for the Chinese fans on Rod Laver Arena and those watching around the world...

Qinwen Zheng speaking after beating Dayana Yastremska to make the Australian Open final:

"It feels unbelievable. I'm super excited to have such a great performance today and arrive in the final. I think the opponent she's playing unbelievable tennis and got a really good baseline stroke.

"It's tough to explain my feeling now. It's my real first time here in Australia. Thanks for all the support and thanks for my team as well.

On what her team have done to help her reach the final:

"Of course we've been working hard, I mean that's the basic of all the athletes. We've been putting in a lot of effort on the tennis court also outside in the fitness, in the treatment, you know, basic stuff. I think little details helps every day. Thanks again to my team and I can't do it without you guys."

Dayana Yastremska had beaten three seeds on her way to the semi-final, but she finally met her match in 12th seed Zheng Qinwen today.

The 23-year-old should hold her head up high, though. She became the first qualifier since 1978 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

Her defeat today means Britain's Emma Raducanu will remain the the only qualifier to win a major title with her 2021 US Open triumph. For now.

Zheng Qinwen is the first Chinese player to reach the Australian Open women's final since Li Na, who won the title in 2014.

It seems apt that this year's final will be on the 10th anniversary of Li's win, marking the last time a Chinese player won a major singles title.

Can Zheng follow in Li's footsteps?

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So, there you have it. Our 2024 women's singles finalists.

Aryna Sabalenka v Zheng Qinwen.

Chanda Rubin
American former world number six on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

My goodness you can feel the tension, especially in that first point.

Qinwen Zheng looking down just trying to stay focused, not let her eyes wander, not let her mind wander here.

Zheng Qinwen has match point...

Dayana Yastremska gets off the mark, but she misses the next two points.

Zheng Qinwen lets out a roar as she takes a 30-15 lead. She knows how close she is to the final.

Chanda Rubin
American former world number six on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

In this service game, the first two points are crucial for Qinwen Zheng. You just want to try to keep your goal very small and maybe a little more precise than it would ordinarily be in other moments in the match.