British number one Johanna Konta's superb Australian Open run came to an end with defeat by German seventh seed Angelique Kerber in the semi-finals.
Konta, the first British woman for 33 years to play in a Grand Slam semi-final, went down 7-5 6-2 in Melbourne.
The 24-year-old is still set to rise from 47th in the rankings to inside the world's top 30, and will collect £370,000 in prize money.
Kerber goes on to face world number one and defending champion Serena Williams.
The American, 34, took just 64 minutes to thrash Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 6-4 and close in on a seventh Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam title.