Australian Open 2018: Day 8 round-up

Kerber Survives

Kerber overcame Hsieh

Angelique Kerber put an end to Su-Wei Hsieh's giant killing-spree by beating her 4-6 7-5 6-2. The World No 88 had taken out Garbine Muguruza and Agnieszka Radwanska in the previous rounds and was looking to upset the German for a place in the quarter-finals.

The Taiwanese player was on a good way to continue that pattern, after winning the first set and taking the lead in the second. However, Kerber fought back to win the second set and then breezed through the third set as Hsieh seemed to lose intensity.

Kerber, the only remaining Grand Slam champion left in the draw, will take on Madison Keys, who comfortably defeated Caroline Garcia. The American hit 32 winners on her way to a straight-set 6-3 6-2 victory.