Right so now we get on to days 8 and 9 of the Australian Open on the ladies event which saw some more upsets and top seeds tumbling by the wayside as the quarter finals progressed. So let's have a look at the matches....
OK so starting with day 8 we first had Maria Sharapova up on court against the pink sized Slovak player, Dominika Cibulkova in a fourth round clash, which was a match that had Maria's name written all over it. However as this tournament has been no stranger to big upsets, it was Cibulkova who pulled off another here as she stunned the former World No.1 with an impressive 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. With Maria having not long returned from injury of her shoulder, its not entirely surprising that she went out here, and her game has always been all or nothing, with not much in between, so I'm sure she will spend more time regroup and get back on track. Next we had the defending champ Victoria Azarenka who faced the American player, Sloane Stephens and despite the billing the match itself was a straight set win for Vika as she raced past the American with a 6-3, 6-2 win to reach the last eight. This sees Vika building up her form as the tournament has progressed with the early rounds looking less impressive, but with each round Vika is looking more likely to defend her title, but it remains to be seen if she can.
And lastly just to summarise the other matches as we had Agnieszka Radwanska who made safe passage into the quarter finals as well as she dismissed Caroline Wozniacki's beater, Gabrine Muguruza in straight sets 6-1, 6-3. And Simona Halep who burst onto the scene last year continued her impressive form as she beat Jelena Jankovic in three sets after dropping the 2nd set, she sped to victory in the 3rd to reach her first ever grand slam quarter final in 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.
So getting onto day 9 we had Li Na who was up against Flavia Pennetta for a place in the last four and she was more than up to the task as she ruthlessly dismissed Pennetta with an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 result. Li Na so far has been in great form in this tournament and as a two time finalist already and having won over the crowds with her self effacing sense of humour, she is sure to reach another final in Melbourne and just maybe third time will be a charm. After this we had another big upset with Ana Ivanovic taking on the upcoming Canadian teenager, Eugenie Bouchard, who proved she is one to watch as she defeated the Serb in three sets with a very impressive 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 victory to taker her into her first grand slam semi final. This certainly wasn't on the cards but it is nonetheless a great achievement for the young teenager to come through so far into a grand slam and surely it will hold her in good stead, although next up will be Li Na for Bouchard so it might be a tough proposition for her to get by the two time finalist, but we'll see.
Anyway so that's it for the ladies and days 8 and 9, now we'll get to the men.
See you in a bit.
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