A tenth profession Grand Slam semi-final for Sabalenka was beginning to look unlikely firstly of the third set.
Sabalenka’s serve wavered and Pavlyuchenkova broke 5 occasions in a row to take the second set and go up a break within the third.
However regardless of having momentum on her aspect, the Russian twenty seventh seed couldn’t profit from her early lead, and Sabalenka levelled instantly.
The three-time main winner settled herself with a maintain to go 3-2 up, claimed a vital break for a 5-3 lead earlier than serving out a nineteenth successive victory at Melbourne Park.
Sabalenka, who has reached the semi-finals in eight of her previous 9 Grand Slam appearances, joked afterwards that she would make her workforce get tiger tattoos if she gained the Melbourne title.
The 26-year-old stated the tattoo of a tiger on her forearm is a “reminder of by no means giving up, staying aggressive, staying hungry and pushing myself regardless of what’s going on in life.”
She added: “If I win the Australian Open, which hopefully I do fingers crossed, we’re going to have a good time.
“Then I’ll name a tattoo specialist so that they get up with a tiger tattoo.”
Former French Open finalist Pavlyuchenkova, nevertheless, suffered an eighth Grand Slam quarter-final defeat in 9 makes an attempt.
The 33-year-old stated she felt “utterly off” throughout a primary set during which she didn’t carry up a single break level.
“I assumed, it is simply embarrassing. I can’t actually play tennis,” Pavlyuchenkova added.