Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka routed an injured Elina Svitolina to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday.
The US Open champion beat the Ukrainian sixth seed 6-4, 6-1 to set up a final four clash with either Serena Williams or Czech seventh seed Karolina Pliskova.
It was the 21-year-old's second straight Grand Slam semi-final after her triumph at Flushing Meadows and she is the first Japanese woman in the final four at Melbourne Park since Kimoko Date in 1994.
Svitolina received treatment for a neck or shoulder injury in the second set and looked a shadow of the player that won the WTA Finals in Singapore last October.
"I tried to be consistent, it's unfortunate that she got injured but playing against her even when she was injured was still really tough," Osaka said.
She was pleased to maintain her composure in a simple straight sets win after previously losing her cool on court when her last two matches went to three sets.
"I just had one goal, to try as hard I can and not get angry," she said.
"I didn't do that really well in the last two rounds and I did that today, so I'm really happy with the way I played."
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