MELBOURNE — Highlights of the eighth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times AEDT; GMT+11):1253 HALEP CRUISES INTO QUARTERSFourth-seeded Simona Halep reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the 14th time in her career with a convincing 6-4 6-4 win over Elise Mertens. The 2018 runner-up won 74% of points on her first serve and made only eight unforced errors. Double Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza ends the day session on the main showcourt before the blockbuster clash between local hope Nick Kyrgios and Rafa Nadal in the evening. There should be no disruptions to play with no chance of rain and a mild high of 23 Celsius (73.4 Fahrenheit) expected. (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury and Shrivathsa Sridhar; Editing by Kim Coghill and Muralikumar Anantharaman)

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 02:03 UTC