Novak Djokovic has prevailed in a gruelling five-set test against Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night, winning 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 12-10 in five hours.
Agnieszka Radwanska won her 13th straight match in disposing of Ana Ivanovic on Sunday night, the Pole booking a quarterfinal meeting with China’s Li Na.
Fifth seed Tomas Berdych makes the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in as many years, coming out on top in a tense third-set tiebreak to oust Kevin Anderson in straight sets.
Li Na didn’t have a lot to say after her straight-sets victory over Julia Goerges on Sunday, but the way she played spoke volumes for her progression through the first week.
Australian junior Nick Kyrgios will be the world’s number one junior on Monday, and showed why with a comfortable victory in the opening round of the boys’ singles on Sunday.
Maria Sharapova rates her run to the 2008 Australian Open title as her best tournament ever, but she might need to re-think that sentiment if her form in the past week continues.
Spanish 10th seed Nicolas Almagro is through to his first Australian Open quarterfinal, with opponent Janko Tipsarevic forced to retire with a heel injury in the second set of their fourth-round clash.
There is something about Melbourne that just makes everything right with the world for Ekaterina Makarova, the Russian advancing to the quarterfinals with a 7-5 6-3 upset of fifth seed Angelique Kerber.
Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, who plays Maria Sharapova on Sunday, has recovered from last year’s health scare to play some of the best tennis of her career.
Stanislas Wawrinka has been the Swiss No.2 to you-know-who for years, but could temporarily step out of his compatriot’s shadow with a breakthrough performance against Novak Djokovic