Britain fourth seed Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori of Japan have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Tennis Tournament.
Murray breezed into quarter-finals after Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakistan retired due to injury in their third set. Murray was leading 6-1 6-1 1-nil when Kukushkin said he could not continue due to hip injury. Kei Nishikori defeated the French man Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3.
In the women's section, Czech second seed Petra Kvitova and Russian Ekaterina Makarova reached the quarter finals. Petra Kvitova beat Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-2 and 7-6 . Five-time champion Serena Williams of United States crashed to one of her worst ever grand slam defeats when Ekaterina Makarova beat her 6-2 and 6-3.
Murray breezed into quarter-finals after Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakistan retired due to injury in their third set. Murray was leading 6-1 6-1 1-nil when Kukushkin said he could not continue due to hip injury. Kei Nishikori defeated the French man Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3.
In the women's section, Czech second seed Petra Kvitova and Russian Ekaterina Makarova reached the quarter finals. Petra Kvitova beat Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-2 and 7-6 . Five-time champion Serena Williams of United States crashed to one of her worst ever grand slam defeats when Ekaterina Makarova beat her 6-2 and 6-3.
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