MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) - The 2026 Australian Open finalists will be determined on 29 January, BelTA has learned. In the first semifinal, world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will play against Ukraine’s world number 12 Elina Svitolina. 5) will face world number 6 Jessica Pegula of the USA. Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024 but lost in last year’s final to Madison Keys of the USA. Tomorrow, in the first men’s semifinal, winner of the last two Australian Open editions, world number two Jannik Sinner of Italy will take on ten-time Australian champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia (World No.