Maria Sharapova powered past Peng Shuai in straight sets on Sunday to set up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash against Eugenie Bouchard at the Australian Open.
Simona Halep ripped 23 winners in 79 minutes to get her first victory in four tries against a former Top 15 player and move into the final eight of the Australian Open.
Ekaterina Makarova was just too solid for Julia Goerges over on Margaret Court Arena, moving smoothly through to her sixth quarterfinal in the last 13 Grand Slams.
Eugenie Bouchard became the first player into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, although she had her hands very full against a determined Irina-Camelia Begu.
Maria Kirilenko, a former World No.10 who made an impressive comeback from a knee injury during the second half of the 2014 season, has begun 2015 with another big moment - she got married.
Serena Williams, Sam Stosur and Martina Navratilova are among the WTA stars appearing in a new video asking for your help to fight Motor Neurone Disease. Watch it here.
On Sunday, No.3 seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina sent out a warning shot to the rest of the draw, sweeping aside Sílvia Soler-Espinosa and María-Teresa Torró-Flor, 6-1, 6-2.
We're bringing you a daily notebook from the Australian Open this fortnight - food for thought on the first Grand Slam event of the year. Today, Courtney Nguyen takes us through the last 16.
Venus Williams fought back from the brink of defeat to reach the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time since Wimbledon in 2011. Up next: Agnieszka Radwanska.
