Australian Open 2021, Day 8: Barty, Nadal, Medvedev advance; Svitolina suffers upset

The high-octane motion of Australia continues on the eighth day of the match and the third day of Victoria’s snap five-day coronavirus lockdown, which has resulted in followers being shut out of Melbourne Park.
TOP SEED BARTY EASES PAST ROGERS
World primary Ash Barty sealed a snug 6-3 6-4 win over American Shelby Rogers to arrange a quarter-final assembly with Czech Karolina Muchova.

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MUCHOVA BEATS MERTENS IN STRAIGHT SETS
Czech twenty fifth seed Karolina Muchova recovered from a sluggish begin to beat Belgian 18th seed Elise Mertens 7-6(5) 7-5.
TSITSIPAS ADVANCES AFTER BERRETTINI WITHDRAWS
Italian ninth seed Matteo Berrettini withdrew from his fourth-round match towards Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas as a result of an belly pressure.
Tsitsipas will face Spanish second seed Rafa Nadal within the quarter-finals.
NADAL DOWNS FOGNINI IN STRAIGHT SETS
Spanish second seed Rafa Nadal sealed a dominant 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Italian sixteenth seed Fabio Fognini to achieve the quarter-finals for the thirteenth time.
Nadal, who’s chasing a document twenty first Grand Slam title, will face Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas within the final eight.

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RUBLEV THROUGH AFTER RUUD RETIREMENT
Seventh seed Andrey Rublev superior after his opponent Casper Ruud retired whereas trailing 6-2 7-6(3). The Norwegian obtained therapy for an belly damage early within the second set.
Rublev joins Russian world quantity 4 Daniil Medvedev and qualifier Aslan Karatsev within the last-eight, making it the primary time within the Open period that three Russian males have reached the quarter-finals in the identical Grand Slam.
BRADY BOOKS QUARTER-FINAL BERTH
American Jennifer Brady eased into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.
Brady despatched down 9 aces and gained 85% of her first-serve factors in a dominant efficiency towards Vekic, who had heavy strapping on her proper leg.
Brady faces compatriot Jessica Pegula subsequent.

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MEDVEDEV MARCHES ON
Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev raced into the quarter-finals with a scientific 6-4 6-2 6-3 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald.
Medvedev despatched down seven aces, 29 winners and made simply 15 unforced errors as he wrapped up the one-sided contest in 90 minutes.
PEGULA UPSETS SVITOLINA
American Jessica Pegula continued her dream run with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 win over Ukrainian fifth seed Elina Svitolina to achieve the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam for the primary time.
Pegula was far simpler on the internet than her opponent, and in addition struck 31 winners in comparison with 19 from Svitolina.