Australian Open day eight

  

MELBOURNE : Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday, all times local (GMT +11):

1405 COLLINS FIGHTS BACK TO DOWN MERTENS

Danielle Collins rallied from a set down to beat 19th seed Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 6-4 and become the third American woman to reach the last eight, joining Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys.

Collins secured the win on her third matchpoint when a tired Mertens double faulted.

Australian Open order of play on Monday

Medvedev faces tactical test against Cressy

Barty powers on at Australian Open in Laver's house

Nadal survives epic opening set tiebreaker to defeat Mannarino

Rejuvenated Monfils marches into Australian Open quarter-finals

Australian Open hopes for a strong finish after Djokovic debacle

'Political' Peng messages banned at Australian Open

Tiley denies reports Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia

Kyrgios circus rolls on in Australian Open doubles

Pegula rekindles Melbourne Park love affair to reach quarters

Shapovalov sends Zverev crashing out of Australian Open

Krejcikova living the dream as she reaches maiden Melbourne quarters 

Berrettini serves big to see off Carreno Busta

Sinner willing to take up McEnroe's coaching offer

Belgian Van Uytvanck tests positive for COVID after Australian Open

1115 PLAY UNDER WAY ON DAY EIGHT

Play got underway on as scheduled day eight of the championships. Danielle Collins and Elise Mertens were first up on Rod Laver Arena for their fourth-round tie.

Another warm day at Melbourne Park was in prospect with temperatures already approaching 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and forecast to hit a high of 34.