Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarter-finals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam's official broadcaster and slamming them for mocking him and his fans.

The number of Americans in the field has dwindled, but Coco Gauff continues to get the job done on the court. The No. 3 seed dropped her first set against Belinda Bencic, but roared back to conquer the second and third sets, winning 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in two hours and 26 minutes.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka overcame a wobbly display to reach the Australian Open fourth round while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz were at their dazzling best on a warm but windy Friday at Melbourne Park.

An "emotional" Paula Badosa of Spain stunned the world number three American Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena and will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the last four.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the quarter-finals at a scorching-hot Australian Open on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Carlos Alcaraz advanced when Jack Draper retired.

The British No 1 is through to the Australian Open fourth round for the first time and will play Alcaraz for the fourth time

The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

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.

Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarter-final clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant ... the American fought back to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. Gauff dropped a set ...

Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

Novak Djokovic surged into an Australian Open quarterfinal clash against Carlos Alcaraz with a dominant victory on Sunday while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was a ruthless

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