The 23-year-old top seed, who won her first major tournament in Melbourne last year, burst into tears after she successfully defended her claim to the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, becoming one of only eight women, including Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams, who have done so.

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Eighth seed Golovin beat fellow 19-year-old and sixth seed Ivanovic of Serbia 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the first of the semi-finals on the green clay.

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The 16-year-old eighth seed looked in good form as she earned a hard fought 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory.

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