HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day eight
Top seed Novak Djokovic wore down Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 to reach his first Australian Open quarter-final since winning the title in 2016. The Serb converted seven of the 18 break points he carved out against the big-serving Medvedev and struck 43 winners to the Russian's 38 as he wrapped up victory in three hours, 15 minutes in the day's final match.
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Australian Open order of play on Tuesday 1221 NISHIKORI SURVIVES CARRENO BUSTA SCARE
Japan's Kei Nishikori was dragged into a five-set battle for the third time in four matches but rallied from two sets down to beat Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7(8) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(8) in a little over five hours and book his place in the quarter-finals. 1007 WILLIAMS POWERS PAST HALEP
Serena Williams took another major step closer to a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 victory over world number one Simona Halep in the fourth round. Seven-times Australian Open champion Williams needed only 20 minutes to claim the opening set before the determined Halep dragged the contest into a decider.
However, Williams was not to be denied as she clinched the third set in style to set up a quarter-final meeting with Czech Karolina Pliskova. 0929 POUILLE PASSES CORIC TEST
France's Lucas Pouille overcame a slow start to beat 11th seed Borna Coric 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 7-6(2) and reach the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time since back-to-back quarter-final appearances at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2016. 0612 PLISKOVA TOO GOOD FOR MUGURUZA
Karolina Pliskova defeated fellow former world number one Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-1, the Czech seventh seed prevailing in one hour. 0525 FOURTH SEED ZVEREV FALLS TO RAONIC
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the fourth round by Canadian Milos Raonic, who sealed a 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) win in just under two hours. A frustrated Zverev smashed his racquet at one point but managed to save two match points in the third set before Raonic clinched the victory in a tiebreak.
0302 OSAKA RALLIES TO VICTORY Naomi Osaka dropped the opening set before coming back to defeat Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time.
After losing the first set tamely, Osaka earned a decisive break to go up 4-2 in the second set before levelling the match. The world number four endured some nervy moments in the decider before sealing the contest in one hour and 47 minutes. Up next for Osaka is WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina. The Japanese has lost three of their five career meetings, including their most recent clash at Miami last year.
0153 SVITOLINA INTO QUARTER-FINALS Sixth seed Elina Svitolina overcame a mid-match blip to beat American Madison Keys 6-2 1-6 6-1 on Monday. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien and Ed Osmond)
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