Australian Open 2016: Stan Wawrinka Ousted By Canadian Milos Raonic

Zhang booked her place by battling past injured and tearful 15th seed Madison Keys. “I think enjoying myself on the court really helps me physically to be in good shape”.

“Of course, he did just that, putting pressure on Wawrinka with some crisp net play before breaking him in the sixth game to take charge”.

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts after defeating Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016.

The 2016 Australian Open winnowed the field down to a final eight as the second week of the two-week event began. He hit only 57 percent of his first serves in play and allowed Tomic to have nine break point chances.

Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates after winning his fourth round match against Australia’s Be …

Andy Murray is hoping all the nasty surprises are behind him as he heads into Wednesday’s quarter-final at the Australian Open in no doubt what to expect from tough Spaniard David Ferrer.

“It’s not just about a confidence”, Raonic said of his successful strategy, “it’s about an understanding of what I need to do”.

“And then the match turned around in the fifth”.

Isner has only beaten the Spanish player once in eight meetings, indoors at the Paris Masters in 2011.

The Sydney-born British player served for the match at 5-4 in the final set but was broken by Makarova.

Djokovic lost in the quarterfinals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2010, then won the tournament in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

In the span, Djokovic has won 36 of 37 matches at Melbourne Park.

Raonic next faces Gael Monfils, the Frenchman who beat Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

There was clearly a goal in Wawrinka’s stride now and with the crowd in full throttle we were finally witnessing the contest that had been hotly anticipated pre-match. In the second, Wawrinka jumped ahead to a 2-0 lead, only to see Raonic rattle off six of the next seven games to take a two sets to love lead. Wawrinka, who struggled for service consistency, saved one match point at 3-5, Ad Out.

The big-serving Canadian displayed some more depth to his game, as he was coming to the net a lot in the second set and showed off some outstanding volleys, giving Wawrinka a lot of trouble.

Raonic rediscovered form which had taken him into a two set advantage, though, achieving the decisive break midway through the decider, sealing a 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 victory.

He will play the victor of the fourth-round match between fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka and No. 13 Milos Raonic.

Azarenka leads the rivalry with Kerber 6-0, with both eager to reach the semifinals after under-performing at 2015 Grand Slams – Kerber didn’t get past a third round, while Azarenka hasn’t reached a Grand Slam semifinal in her last nine tries.

Tomic’s defeat extended Australia’s title drought to 38 years, since unseeded giant-killer Chris O’Neil captured the women’s singles crown in Melbourne back in 1978. Kerber, the No. 7 seed for the tournament, is joined by No. 14 seed Victoria Azarenka as the only seeded women on that half of the bracket.

The Belorussian could get her stiffest test yet in the quarterfinals when she meets Angelique Kerber, although Azarenka crushed the German seventh seed in the Brisbane finale.

“Yes!” she screamed after being told the Broncos had won.

However, 2016 marks the first time that Monfils has made the quarters down under as he is the sole survivor in what was Nadal’s eighth of the draw. “And it’s my first win on Rod Laver, so that’s nice”.