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Bencic defeated world number one 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the prestigious WTA premier mandatory event

Serbian superstar was playing his first tournament since lifting a record seventh title in Melbourne

Both Swiss stars won Olympic doubles gold in 2008 and a Davis Cup title in 2014

Japanese star advanced to a meeting with Bencic after defeating American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-2

Top seed got her BNP Paribas Open title defense off to a winning start after earning revenge against the French player

Khan beat Barkat Ullah in the final of the tournament

Swiss great says being perfect doesn’t exist, everyone has flaws

Swiss star defeated Greece’s Tsitsipas in Dubai championship final, winning his eight trophy at the Gulf event

20-times Grand Slam champion will look to avenge defeat by the 20-year-old in Australian Open in January

The Australian also screamed at the packed crowd to "shut up" at one stage

Spaniard, winner in Acapulco in 2005 and 2013, was playing his first event since falling in the Australian Open final

Spaniard beats Germany's Zverev 6-3, 6-3, faces Australia’s Kyrgios next

Two-times Wimbledon champion was also left defeated during the finals of the Australian Open against Naomi Osaka

21-year-old Japanese star admitted difficulty in dealing with the attention of being the world's top-ranked woman

Japanese tennis star loses 6-3, 6-3 to Frenchwoman Mladenovic

The German guided the Japanese star to back-to-back Grand Slam titles as well as to the summit of the WTA rankings

World number 21 won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 against the former French Open champions and rise to number 16 in the next rankings

However, long-time rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will be missing

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion and world number one Naomi Osaka also withdrew days before the start

20-year-old saved two match points late in the third set but still slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss against Dzumhur

Japanese star worked with the German for just over a year

Frenchman beats Greek opponent 6-3, 7-6(5) to enter semi-finals

They will join the four teams of holders Croatia, finalists France, Spain and the United States

Former French Open finalist to play against Switzerland in World Group II first round clash

There are no guarantees that the operation will allow Murray to play top-flight tennis again

28-year-old suffered a knife attack that almost ended her career but made an incredible comeback to reach the finals

The Serbian demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 to clinch his 15th Grand Slam title

All the next generation favourites have been forced out of the Australian Open

The victory also means this is the Japanese second Grand Slam

The Serbian reached an astonishing level to bully Pouille all night in his 6-0 6-2 6-2 win

21-year-old Japanese star will also become the new world number one if she beats seventh seed in the final

31-year-old Briton has struggled to regain form since undergoing a hip operation last January

24-year-old had never won a match at Melbourne Park before this year

Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider to Karolina Pliskova

Spanish number two seed sprints through in 107 minutes and will face 20-year-old Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas

20-year-old Greek defeated favourite Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista to continue his fairytale run

The 6-7 (8/10), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) win over the 23rd seeded Spaniard took a draining 5hr 5min

Big-serving Canadian beats German in a surprisingly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) fourth round triumph

20-year-old Tsitsipas overhauled Federer 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5) under the lights of Rod Laver Arena

Video circulating Twitter shows Swiss double defending champion stalled at the entrance for lacking accreditation

World number one beat Venus 6-2, 6-3, will face Serena in last-16

25-year-old's previous match against Briton Johanna Konta set a record for the latest start in tournament's history

Win guarantees the Serb will remain number one in the world when the new rankings are released on January 28

World number one ground her way through the first two rounds with tough three-set wins

Spaniard ruthlessly drags the 19-year-old Australian over every inch of Rod Laver Arena in his 2hr 22min victory

20-year-old beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4 on Friday to reach the last 16

Serbian star went on to win that memorable match in 2008 for the first of his 14 Grand Slam trophies

20-time Grand Slam champion is gunning for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row

World number one had reached the Australian Open second round for 13 consecutive years

World number four sails past Aljaz Bedene 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in 1hr 55min on Rod Laver Arena