Last updated on .From the section Tennis Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the Australian Open title together in 2016 Australian Open 2019 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch highlights on BBC TV and online. Britain's Jamie Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares booked their place in the men's doubles quarter-finals at the Australian Open. The third seeds beat German Kevin Krawietz and Croat Nikola Mektic 6-7 6-2 7-5 after saving three match points in the deciding set. After losing the first set, they responded with two breaks in the second and another at the end of the third. The pair face Finn Henri Kontinen and Australian John Peers next. Murray is also into the third round of the mixed doubles after he and his partner, America's Bethanie Mattek-Sands, beat Robert Lindstedt and Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-4. Also in the mixed doubles, Britain's Neal Skupski and Spanish partner Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Australian pair Jessica Moore and Andrew Withington 6-4 6-1. However, Briton Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram were beaten 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 by French Open champions Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, both of France, in their men's doubles third-round match.<doc-sep>Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are all into the quarterfinals Down Under. And then there were eight. Both the men's and women's draw at the 2019 Australian Open are down to the quarterfinals, meaning just eight players remain with a chance to win the year's first major. Here are the matchups, along with some information on how the players have faced against each other in previous matches. Men No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 8 Kei Nishikori Head-to-head history: Djokovic leads 15-2, including a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win in the 2016 Australian Open quarterfinals. No. 16 Milos Raonic vs. No. 28 Lucas Pouille Head-to-head history: Raonic leads 3-0, including a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 wi in the first roun dof the 2016 Australian Open. The winner of Djokovic/Nishikori will play the winner of Raonic/Pouille in the semifinals. No. 14 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. No. 23 Roberto Bautista Agut Head-to-head history: This will mark the first meeting between the two. No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. Frances Tiafoe Head-to-head history: This will mark the first meeting between the two. The winner of Tsitsipas/Baustista Agut will face the winner of Nadal/Tiafoe in the semifinals. Women No. 16 Serena Williams vs. No. 7 Karolina Pliskova Head-to-head history: Williams leads 2-1, though they've split their two meetings in Grand Slams. No. 4 Naomi Osaka vs. No. 6 Elina Svitolina Head-to-head history: Svitolina leads 3-2, though Osaka won their previous matchup in Melbourne, a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the second round in 2016. The winner of Williams/Pliskova will play the winner of Osaka/Svitolina in the semifinals. No. 8 Petra Kvitova vs. No. 15 Ashleigh Barty Head-to-head history: Kvitova leads 3-0, including a three-set win at Sydney earlier this year. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Danielle Collins Head-to-head history: This will be the first meeting between the two.<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Tennis Australian Ashleigh Barty reached the fourth round of the US Open which was the furthest she has previously gone in a Grand Slam tournament Australian Open 2019 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch highlights on BBC TV and online. Home favourite Ashleigh Barty won nine games in a row to inspire a comeback against Maria Sharapova and book her place in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Having lost the first set, Barty broke twice in the second and went on to win 4-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time. "This is unreal," the 15th seed told a packed crowd on the Rod Laver Arena. "Playing on this beautiful court - there is nothing better." She will face eighth seed Petra Kvitova, who beat Amanda Anisimova. World number six Kvitova comfortably won 6-2 6-1 against the American 17-year-old on Rod Laver Arena. The Czech two-time Grand Slam champion has reached the last eight on two other occasions but has never won the title in Melbourne. Barty thrives in front of home crowd Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open in 2008 and has reached the final twice since then There was great anticipation in Melbourne as the home crowd hoped for a memorable victory for Barty and turned out in numbers. From the opening point there were roars of celebration and groans of frustration from a one-sided crowd, who showed hostility towards Sharapova throughout. It did not go to plan at first as the Russian silenced the supporters by breaking serve and holding to love, before rounding off the first set with an ace. But Barty was urged to fight back and she did so ruthlessly - winning five games in a row to snatch the second set. Sharapova needed to regroup and she took more than seven and a half minutes during the toilet break before the third set, which only angered the home fans more. Boos rang out on Rod Laver Arena and Sharapova seemed ruffled by them as she was broken to love in her first service game - a roar of cheers celebrated a double fault which handed Barty the advantage. Sharapova later dismissed suggestions the hostility from the Australian crowd played a part in her defeat, saying it was "silly" to think that. The Australian surged on and racked up nine game in a row, while Sharapova was given a time violation at 4-0 down in the third. Victory seemed inevitable for Barty but Sharapova started to claw her way back as the pair engaged in some eye-catching rallies before the five-time Grand Slam champion eventually broke serve. It was a nervous ending for the crowd and for Barty, who saved two break points at 4-3 up and double-faulted on match point. It took four match points in the end but Barty slammed an ace to complete the job and set up a mouth-watering tie with Kvitova. Sharapova has gone beyond the fourth round of a Slam just once since her return from a 15-month drug ban, reaching the quarter-finals of last year's French Open after Serena Williams withdrew from their fourth-round match. But the Russian believes she remains a Grand Slam contender, adding: "It would be tough for me to be doing all the work and putting in all the effort if I didn't really believe that. I think I'd be kidding myself." A spider-cam smashed into the sun shield above the umpire's chair after the match between Ashleigh Barty and Maria Sharapova but she was unhurt Kvitova makes light work of victory It was a world-class performance from Kvitova and she shrugged off any threat from young Anisimova from the off. The 17-year-old had already knocked out Belarusian 11th seed Aryna Sabalenka in the third round but was made to look nervous and uncomfortable on her serve, under pressure from Kvitova. Kvitova had three breaks points in the first game and added a further five throughout the match - breaking Anisimova's serve on five occasions in total. Anisimova could not muster any break points of her own and never came close to troubling the Czech's serve. After making light work of the first set, Kvitova continued to impose herself in the second - breaking in Anisimova's second service game. The world number six attacked with precision on the return and only clocked up one double fault and nine unforced errors in a truly commanding performance. "I am feeling good and really enjoying my tennis and that's the most important thing for me," said Kvitova, who is appearing in her first Grand Slam quarter-final since the US Open in 2017. "Being in the quarter-finals is where you want to be in the second week of a Grand Slam."<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Tennis Rafael Nadal fired down 11 aces in his victory over Frances Tiafoe Australian Open 2019 Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January Coverage: Daily live commentaries on the BBC Sport website, listen to Tennis Breakfast daily from 07:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and watch highlights on BBC TV and online. Second seed Rafael Nadal eased past unseeded American Frances Tiafoe to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue his bid to win all four Grand Slams for a second time. The 32-year-old Spaniard cracked 29 winners in a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory. Nadal broke 21-year-old Tiafoe in each of his first service games of the set. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last four after the 20-year-old Greek beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut. "It is emotional to be back in the semi-finals," said Nadal, who retired injured in his quarter-final against Marin Cilic last year. "I had some troubles in this event so, after a while of not playing, to be back in the semi-final means a lot to me. I feel very lucky to be where I am after all the troubles I've been through." Nadal dominates next generation Nadal, who did have to stave off two break points at 2-1 in the second set, has not dropped a set as he aims to become the first man to win each of the four Grand Slams twice in the Open era. Despite reaching at least the quarter-finals in 11 of his past 12 appearances, including four finals, he has only converted one of these runs into victory - his sole triumph at Melbourne Park in 2009. And, despite not playing competitively since September's US Open because of multiple injuries, he has cruised through his opening five matches. Tiafoe, who celebrated his 21st birthday by reaching his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday, could not cope with Nadal's quality and intensity. He had spent almost 12 hours on court coming into the match - more than three hours longer than Nadal - including his four-set wins over Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson and former world number three Grigor Dimitrov. Nadal broke again for a 5-2 lead in the third, going on to serve out victory in one hour and 47 minutes. The Spaniard used his trademark forehand to great effect, particularly down the line, hitting 13 winners on that side. "The serve and winner with the first forehand is something very important for me, very important today, but also very important if I want to keep playing for a few years," he said. "It has given me a lot of free points and that is so important at this stage of my career." Tsitsipas, 20, followed his last-16 victory over defending champion Roger Federer with another four-set win over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut earlier on Tuesday. Nadal has beaten the Greek in straight sets in both of their previous meetings - in ATP finals on clay in Barcelona and the Toronto hard-court last year. "It is going to be a great year to be sharing generations, that's what makes this sport special - let's see what happens," Nadal said. "During the last year he has been improving every month. He has already won a tournament and now in the semi-finals and able to win against best players in the world. "He is unbelievable today but he has the chance to be one of the best for a long time."