Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic. Sabalenka had been pushed in her two previous matches by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Clara Tauson, but she was ruthless against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka knocks out teenager Mirra Andreeva on Rod Laver Arena; Coco Gauff battles back to set up showdown with Spaniard Paula Badosa; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Aryna Sabalenka took another step closer to her third Australian Open title. On Sunday (January 19), the Belarusian breezed past 14th seed Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 in the fourth round inside Rod Laver Arena to reach other Major quarterfinals.

In a match scheduled for Saturday, Mirra Andreeva (No. 15 in rankings) will face Aryna Sabalenka (No. 1) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Sabalenka defeated Clara Tauson 7-6, 6-4 on

While there have been plenty of surprises in the men’s bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.

While she's eager to collect memories in this way -- the printed photo earned her approval with a grin and a thumbs-up -- Sabalenka says that the line of thinking behind her project doesn't extend to how she's approaching the year on the match court.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals while Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to defeat Belinda Bencic.

Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a historic third consecutive Australian Open crown on Sunday, ruthlessly blowing away teenager Mirra Andreeva to reach the quarter-finals

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1057 DJOKOVIC BOOKS QUARTER-FINAL WITH ALCARAZ Ten-times champion Novak Djokovic breezed past Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) after navigating a tight third set.