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Kerber crushes Keys to reach Melbourne Park semis
Making a mockery of the 21st seeding she landed after a miserable 2017, the former world number one outplayed Keys in almost every facet of the 51-minute match to seal a semi-final date with Simona Halep or Karolina Pliskova.
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Wozniacki sees off Suarez Navarro to reach semi-finals
Caroline Wozniacki met stiff resistance from the 39th-ranked Spaniard who dug deep to save a match point in the second set.
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Nadal forced to retire as Cilic reaches maiden Australian Open semi-final
The match was almost four hours old and well into the fifth set, which Croatian Marin Cilic was in the lead 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2 2-0, when Rafael Nadal was forced to retire due to a hip injury.
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SA-born Edmund subdues Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semis
The 23-year-old, playing in his first grand slam quarter-final, showed no nerves as he blazed away with his fearsome forehand.
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Mertens stuns Svitolina to reach Melbourne semis
Elina Svitolina came into the match riding high on a nine-match winning streak from the start of the season but, hampered by a hip injury, was completely outplayed.
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Chung gives Djokovic a taste of his own medicine
The 30-year-old who has ruled like no other on Rod Laver Arena simply had no answer as Chung wore him into the ground to win.
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Federer makes light of day shift to ease into last eight
The defending champion did not require his dazzling best against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in his first match scheduled during the day session but still emerged a winner.
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Kerber ends Hsieh's fairytale run to reach quarters
The 21st seed was being tied up in knots by double-sided Hsieh’s angles and slices in a match of clashing styles at Rod Laver Arena before the slender Taiwanese fatigued and the German’s power game prevailed.
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Nadal weathers blast from pocket rocket Schwartzman
In an often breathtaking clash boasting some sumptuous shot-making, the Spaniard was stunned by the hard-hitting Schwartzman who broke him three times before claiming the second set at Rod Laver Arena.
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Free and single-handed, Suarez Navarro makes last eight
The diminutive Spaniard dug herself out of a deep hole, hitting back from a set and two breaks of serve down to win.
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Federer eases past Gasquet into fourth round
The 36-year-old defending champion reached the fourth round of the Melbourne Park tournament for the 16th time by shifting up the gears when required to see off his French opponent in just under two hours on Rod Laver Arena.
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Kerber thrashes Sharapova to reach fourth round
Maria Sharapova, back in Melbourne after a 15-month ban, had looked menacing in the opening two rounds.
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Physically extraordinary Djokovic is battle ready, says Agassi
The Serb arrived in Australia with questions over his elbow injury and has played two rounds in Melbourne wearing a compression sleeve on his serving arm.
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Ruthless Nadal storms past Dzumhur
Melbourne’s heatwave had relented by the time the Rafael Nadal walked on Margaret Court Arena, but the Spaniard was on fire as he battered the 28th seed into submission.
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Physically extraordinary Djokovic is battle ready, says Agassi
The Serb arrived in Australia with question marks over his elbow injury and has played two rounds in Melbourne wearing a compression sleeve on his serving arm.
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Federer subdues hard-hitting Struff
The 36-year-old was momentarily knocked out of his stride when he slipped 3-1 down but broke back to take the set into a tiebreak on a steamy night.
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Wilander fears Rod Laver slot may inhibit Kyrgios vs Tsonga
The 22-year-old Australian has thrived in the chaotic atmosphere of the smaller Hisense Arena, beating both Rogerio Dutra Silva and Viktor Troicki in straight sets.
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Djokovic survives Melbourne furnace to beat Monfils
Both Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils struggled physically as air temperatures peaked at 39.9 degrees Celsius with reports of 69 degrees being measured down on the court surface.
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Sharapova too hot for Sevastova, reaches third round
With the temperatures soaring, the former champion fired a barrage of winners past the Latvian to roar through the first set in 23 minutes at Rod Laver Arena.
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Sharapova gets patience test with Melbourne set to sizzle
The former world number one, who missed last year’s tournament because of her ban for the use of a banned substance, takes on the Latvian 14th seed in the first match.
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Nadal mows down Mayer to reach third round
Channelling his early years with a sleeveless shirt, the muscular Mallorcan threw Mayer like a rag-doll around the Rod Laver Arena court for two hours and 38 minutes.
