Cibulkova into Australian Open semis

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Dominika Cibulkova reached the second Grand Slam semi-final of her career as she outclassed Simona Halep at the Australian Open.

The Slovak, seeded 20, provided one of the shocks of the tournament when she beat Maria Sharapova in round four.

And she continued that form against 11th seed Halep, recovering from serving three double faults in one game to take the first set.

She then broke immediately at the start of the second to set up a 6-3 6-0 win.

The 24-year-old will meet either Agnieszka Radwanska or Victoria Azarenka in the last four on Thursday.

Rod Laver Arena

Cibulkova (Svk) [20] beat Halep (Rom) [11] 6-3 6-0

A Radwanska (Pol) [5] v Azarenka (Blr) [2]

Nadal (Spa) [1] v Dimitrov (Bul) [22]

Murray (GB) [4] v Federer (Swi) [6]