MELBOURNE — American teenage tennis sensation Sloane Stephens battled into her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, beating Serb Bojana Jovanovski in three tough sets today at the Australian Open.
Stephens, the 19-year-old daughter of the late former NFL running back John Stephens, was made to work hard by Jovanovski before prevailing 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a last-eight clash against either Serena Williams or Maria Kirilenko.
"I don't know what happened after the first set but she played great tennis," said the 25th-ranked Floridian, adding that she hoped to play Williams next.
SLOANE STEPHENS
Reaches final eight.
"I haven't beaten Serena and I hope I'll give you all a good show."
Caroline Wozniacki is now expected to drop out of the top 10 after a fourth-round loss to a resurgent Svetlana Kuznetsova. Her 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 defeat to the two-time Grand Slam winner in the Round of 16 follows back-to-back first-round exits at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Kuznetsova will next face Victoria Azarenka, the deffending champion who scored a 6-1, 6-1 victory over unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina.
On the men's side, top seed Novak Djokovic needed just over five hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a fourth-round match.
Djokovic will next play No. 5 Tomas Berdych, who beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (13).
Fourth-seeded David Ferrer advanced 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 over No. 16 Kei Nishikori of Japan to set up a quarterfinal against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.
Seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reached the quarterfinals with a four-set win over ninth seed Richard Gasquet.
Roger Federer was to play Milos Raonic in a later match, and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray was to face Gilles Simon.
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