HIGHLIGHTS-Australian Open 2023: Day eight on Monday

Bencic drew first blood with a break in the third game but the Belarusian fifth seed cut down the unforced errors and upped the pace of her serve to run out a worthy winner in 87 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. 1109 SABALENKA, BENCIC ON COURT FOR FOURTH-ROUND CLASH Aryna Sabalenka and Belinda Bencic got their fourth-round clash underway as scheduled under sunny skies on Rod Laver Arena, kicking off day eight of the championships. The temperature was 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 Fahrenheit) with a high of 26 forecast.

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday, all times local (GMT +11): 1238 SABALENKA INTO QUARTER-FINALS FOR FIRST TIME

Sabalenka stormed into the Melbourne Park quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Swiss Bencic, setting up a meeting with teenager Linda Fruhvirtova or Donna Vekic. Bencic drew first blood with a break in the third game but the Belarusian fifth seed cut down the unforced errors and upped the pace of her serve to run out a worthy winner in 87 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

1109 SABALENKA, BENCIC ON COURT FOR FOURTH-ROUND CLASH Aryna Sabalenka and Belinda Bencic got their fourth-round clash underway as scheduled under sunny skies on Rod Laver Arena, kicking off day eight of the championships.

The temperature was 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 Fahrenheit) with a high of 26 forecast. READ MORE

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