Swiatek’s latest win over Navarro was her most competitive since the first round, a remarkable statistic considering she won, 6-1, 6-2.

In the fourth round, Swiatek beat Eva Lys, 6-0, 6-1, having taken down Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0, the round before.

Next up for Swiatek is Madison Keys, who beat Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals, having upset Elena Rybakina and Danielle Collins earlier in the tournament.

Ahead of their semi-final contest, one tennis legend has given her thoughts on what may work against Swiatek in her match against Keys.

Caroline Wozniacki thinks Iga Swiatek’s dominance in Australia could hurt her against Madison Keys

Speaking on the Rennae Stubbs podcast, former world number one Caroline Wozniacki explained why she is nervous for Swiatek.

“I think [Iga] Swiatek has really been rolling through and her matches have been easy,” she said.

“No longer than an hour.

“I would be a little nervous, obviously you want to win quickly and win the tournament, but I would worry a little bit looking from the outside that Swiatek hasn’t been fully tested yet and when she is, how is she going to handle that?

“It obviously gets a lot harder the further in the tournament you get because the players are better.”

Wozniacki went on to look at two other players left in the draw that could cause problems for the world number two.

“[Aryna] Sabalenka started off a little rusty and has been getting better and better,” she said.

“Those are the two favorites but at the same time, you have [Madison] Keys, who has been playing extremely well and has a lot of power.

“She can beat anyone on a good day.”

Paula Badosa is the fourth semi-finalist in the women’s draw, having taken down Coco Gauff in the last eight.

The Spaniard will enter the semis as a huge underdog in her match with Sabalenka, but will be hoping to pull off an almighty upset to qualify for her first Grand Slam final.

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Wozniacki is worried that Swiatek hasn’t properly been tested at this year’s Australian Open, but is that really a problem?

Swiatek has dropped just 14 games on her way to the last four, less than anyone else remaining in the draw.

The Pole’s dominance cannot be matched by any other player on the men’s or women’s side of the Australian Open draw.

Not only is she the only remaining player in the tournament yet to drop a set, but she has dropped an average of less than two games a set.

That is vastly different from that of her semi-final opponent, Keys, who has lost an average of over five games a set, dropping 71 games on her way to the last four.

What may worry her rivals even more, is that Swiatek has gotten better during the tournament, with her numbers largely skewed by a relatively competitive first-round outing against Katerina Siniakova, which she won 6-3, 6-4.

If you were to discount her first-round win, Swiatek’s numbers at this year’s Australian Open would look even more ridiculous.

• Average games dropped/set – 0.9
• Sets dropped – 0
• Games dropped – 7

With stats like those, Keys may be hoping that Wozniacki is proven right and that a tough test could send Swiatek spiraling.

Only time will tell which of Swiatek and Keys will qualify for Saturday’s final, but it will certainly be worth a watch as they face off on Rod Laver Arena, on Thursday, January 23.

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