The 19-time WTA tour-level titlist, yet to win her first-ever Grand Slam, took a big step ahead in her pursuit of the glory, booking the clash against world number Aryna Sabalenka.
The world number one, Alcaraz, is yet to win the Australian Open, with the six-time Grand Slam champion having secured two quarterfinal finishes in the tournament. His bid for a maiden triumph received massive resistance from the world number 102 Yannick as he made him fight hard in the firs
The World No. 4 Coco Gauff reached the Australian Open semifinals for the first time in her career after a tough 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 6-2 victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk.
In the pre-quarters, Swiatek will take on last season's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who defeated the previous year's runners-up Danielle Collins 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in their third-round match-up
Gauff won the match by a comfortable margin of 6-4, 7-6(4). She will be facing Bernarda Pera in her next, with the winner of the clash advancing to the pre-quarters stage of the tournament.