Linda Noskova takes on Dayana Yastremska,Hubert Hurkacz does battle with Daniil Medvedev,while Anna Kalinskaya v Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev v Carlos Alcaraz round off the quarter-finals on day 11.
Scheduling chaos at the Australian Open has ignited a sexism debate between two former tennis greats,as early morning finishes again become the running sore of the tournament.
Kyrgios and Djokovic continue bromance on-court after the world No.1 beats Taylor Fritz to advance,while Barbora Krejcikova plays Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner clashes with Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals.
A rare failing by Novak Djokovic to take advantage of a raft of break points plunged him into a long,tough match against Taylor Fritz. He won,of course.
When pressed by Courier,the best the Spaniard could say was,‘Well,I watch WTA as well’,prompting uncomfortable laughs from the crowd.
The world No.1 looked far from fine except when hitting the ball,as he demolished another opponent and had some bad news for his rivals.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic is the warm-up act for Australian Alex de Minaur on Rod Laver Arena,with Coco Gauff,Aryna Sabalenka,and Stefanos Tsitsipas all in action on day eight.
The French artiste had no hope against a near-faultless machine that just kept on winning until it seemed like a perfect scoreline might become a distraction.
Novak Djokovic had two irritations,a fluent opponent and a runny nose. In the end,he wiped them both.
Thanasi Kokkinakis takes on Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov,Ajla Tomljanovic faces Jelena Ostapenko,while superstars Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz continue their quest for Open glory.
The self-described tree hugger and tennis champion has embraced,climbed and talked to trees around the world,including at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.