while this incident raises once again the question of what constitutes protest in sport as political, it is clear the biggest concern is still regarding the well being and whereabouts of peng shuai. to matters on the court in melbourne, and daniil medvedev is into the quarter finals, after taking more than three and a half hours to beat maxime cressy in four sets. medvedev apologised to his opponent afterwards, for venting his frustration especially in dropping the second set. the us open champion, having ended novak djokovic s tilt at the calendar grand slam last year and he ll face felix auger alliasime next. stefanos tsitsipas was also put through the mill. he came from behind twice to beat taylor fritz, who produced some stunning shots. tsitsipas has reached the semi finals in melbourne twice, but he s still looking for a first grand slam title. the crowd absolutely loved it tsitsipas said the atmosphere was overwhelming . he meets jannik sinner next.
is about to begin rafael nadal among the star acts on show in the coming hours. daniil medvedev is into the last eight, after taking more than three and a half hours to beat maxime cressy in four sets. stefanos tsitsipas was also put through the mill he twice came from a set down to beat taylor fritz, who produced some stunning shots. tsitsipas has reached the semi finals in melbourne twice and was a runner up at roland garros last year, but he s still on the hunt for a first grand slam title. the crowd absolutely loved it tsitsipas said the atmosphere was overwhelming he meets jannik sinner next. in the women s draw, kaia kanepi has knocked out second seed aryna sabalenka in a final set tie break. it was one set all and 8 7 in the third, when kanepi edged in front she thought the match was over and celebrated early but needed another point.
was overwhelming he meets jannik sinner next. in the women s draw, kaia kanepi has knocked out second seed aryna sabalenka in a final set tie break. it was one set all and 8 7 in the third, when kanepi edged in front she thought the match was over and celebrated early but needed another point. luckily her blushes were spared, taking the match to go through to a first australian open quarterfinal at the age of 36. france s alize cornet has made the quarterfinals of a major, at the 63rd time of asking. and she did it by knocking out two time grand slam winner and 14th seed simona halep, admitting that she may have had some assistance. i had a little birthday present, i had a cake from the tournament. the cheesecake was amazing. i think that is why i had so much energy. that s why you won! i had so much cheesecake. i have energy for weeks now!