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: Karolina Pliskova rallied from a set down to beat fellow Czech and 20th seed Barbora Strycova 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2 and make the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open: Karolina Pliskova rallies to quarterfinal, beats...

Pliskova, 24, stands 1.86 metres tall (6ft 1in) and used her height to serve more aces than any other player on the WTA...

22 Jan 2018 8:39 PM IST

Australian Open 2018: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan bow out of men's...

Combining with Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, Bopanna lost to Oliver Marach of Austria and Croatia's Mate Pavic.

22 Jan 2018 6:02 PM IST

Australian Open 2018: Hyeon Chung dumps wounded Novak Djokovic in 4th...

Djokovic took a medical timeout to have his right arm massaged before the start of the second set.

22 Jan 2018 5:31 PM IST

Australian Open: Roger Federer charges into quarterfinals, beats Marton Fucsovics

Australian Open: Roger Federer charges into quarterfinals, beats...

The Swiss second seed was too strong for the 80th-ranked Fucsovics, winning 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in just over two hours...

22 Jan 2018 1:09 PM IST

The Indo-Hungarian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Tmea Babos brushed aside the duo of Ellen Perez and Andrew Whittington 6-2, 6-4 on the Margaret Court Arena. (Photo: AFP)

Australian Open 2018: Rohan Bopanna-Tmea Babos advance into...

The two will next face the pair of Vania King and Franko Å kugor in the last 16 clash.

21 Jan 2018 5:00 PM IST

After embracing at the net, his spot in a 10th Australian Open quarterfinal secure, top-ranked, Rafael Nadal draped an arm around his Argentine friend and patted him on top of the head.(Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Rafael Nadal defeats Diego Schwartzman to reach...

Nadal will next play sixth-seeded Marin Cilic, who collected his 100th Grand Slam match win.

21 Jan 2018 3:46 PM IST

Leander Paes and Purav Raja crashed out of the Australian Open after losing to Juan Cabal and Robert Farah in Mens Double third round. (Photo: Twitter / Leander Paes)

Australian Open 2018: Leander Paes, Purav Raja crash out of men's...

The Indian pair lost to the 11th seeded Colombian duo 1-6, 2-6 in an hour-and-nine-minute-long match.

21 Jan 2018 10:53 AM IST

Gasquet played a solid match, studded with his trademark occasional moments of shot-making brilliance, but that was never enough to overcome one of the best players of all time. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic advance to 4th...

36-year-old defending champion Federer reached the fourth round of the Melbourne Park tournament for the 16th time.

20 Jan 2018 6:52 PM IST

Sharapova, back in Melbourne after testing positive for a banned substance here in 2016 resulting in a 15-month ban, had looked menacing in the opening two rounds. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Kerber thrashes Sharapova; Chung stuns Alex...

Despite winning the first and third sets with some stunning tennis, the 20-year-old Zverev could not shake off the...

20 Jan 2018 4:55 PM IST

Leander Paes and Purav Raja fought off a match point to shock formidable fifth seeds Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-6(6) to reach pre-quarters of the Australian Open. (Photo:Twitter / Purav Raja)

Australian Open 2018: Leander Paes, Purav Raja save match point to...

The unseeded Indians overcame the Brazilian-Briton team 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(6) after battling hard for close to 3 hours.

20 Jan 2018 12:27 PM IST

World number one Simona Halep saved three match points before edging an inspired Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 15-13 in a thrilling marathon. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Simona Halep in 4th round, beats Lauren Davis in...

The 26-year-old Halep will meet the winner of home favourite Ashleigh Barty and Japan's Naomi Osaka for a place in the...

20 Jan 2018 11:33 AM IST

Away from his favoured Hisense Arena where he draws energy from the raucous atmosphere, the 17th seed reined supreme in the tiebreaks, downing former finalist Tsonga 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) on the floodlit centre court. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2018: Nick Kyrgios downs idol Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to...

As the only native left in the draw, Kyrgios will carry the hopes of a nation into a blockbuster clash against Grigor...

19 Jan 2018 9:04 PM IST