Australian Open women's semi-final facts and figures ahead of Thursday's match (x denotes seeding): Ashleigh Barty (AUS x1) v Sofia Kenin (USA x14) Head-to-head: Barty leads 4-1 Fast facts Barty: Age - 23; World ranking - 1; Prize money - $16,706,617; Career titles - 8; Grand Slam titles - 1; Australian Open best - Semi-finals (2020) Barty topped the world rankings for the first time last year after winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. A sporting all-rounder, she temporarily gave up tennis in 2014 and played professional cricket. Returned to the sport in 2016 and has not looked back. Kenin: Age - 21; World ranking - 15; Prize money - $2,959,382; Career titles - 3; Grand Slam titles - 0; Australian Open best - Semi-finals (2020) Kenin was born in Moscow and moved to the United States with her family as a small girl, eventually settling in Florida after starting out in New York. Enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2019, reaching a career-high 12 and winning three WTA titles. Paths to the semi-final Barty 1st rd: bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 2nd rd: bt Polona Hercog (SLV) 6-1, 6-4 3rd rd: bt Elena Rybakina (KAZ x29) 6-3, 6-2 4th rd: bt Alison Riske (USA x18) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 5th rd: bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x7) 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 Kenin 1st rd: bt Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-2, 6-4 2nd rd: bt Ann Li (USA) 6-1, 6-3 3rd rd: bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 7-5, 7-6 (9/7) 4th rd: bt Coco Gauff (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-0 5th rd: bt Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-4, 6-4 afp