Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka wins against Moscow-born Elena Rybakina, who represented Kazakhstan.
Aryna Sabalenka surges into the Australian Open final with a 7-6(1) 6-2 win over unseeded Pole Magda Linette, extending the Belarusian's unbeaten start to the year.
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, seeded 22nd, will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals.
In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, will play Nick Kyrgios for a place in Sunday's final.
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