HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day nine at the Australian Open

Highlights of the ninth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Tuesday (times AEDT; GMT+11):

1249 KENIN FELLS JABEUR TO SEAL SEMI-FINAL SPOT

American Sofia Kenin fired 34 winners in a solid 6-4 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time. Australian Open order of play on Tuesday

1105 KENIN, JABEUR ON COURT TO OPEN QUARTER-FINALS

American 14th seed Sofia Kenin and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur are first up on Rod Laver Arena with both playing in their first Grand Slam quarter-final match.

Local favourite and world number one Ash Barty will follow the pair onto the main showcourt against last year's beaten finalist Petra Kvitova, while Roger Federer closes the day session against American journeyman Tennys Sandgren. Seven-times men champion Novak Djokovic faces the resurgent Canadian Milos Raonic in the evening.