HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day nine

Highlights of Tuesday's ninth day of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year (all times GMT): 0501 TSITSIPAS OVERCOMES BAUTISTA AGUT

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) to reach his maiden Grand Slam semi-final. The 20-year-old also became the youngest man to make the last four of a Slam since Novak Djokovic at the 2007 U.S. Open. READ MORE

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0147 PLAY UNDERWAY ON ROD LAVER ARENA Play began on the main showcourt at Melbourne on Tuesday, with 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut taking on Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru;)