Overnight at the Australian Open -Williams rolls back the years, Vandeweghe power and Stan's verbals
Updated 24/01/2017 at 09:05 GMT
Everything you need to know from the overnight action at Melbourne Park, with Venus Williams putting in a vintage performance and Stan Wawrinka getting involved in some verbals.
Venus Williams rolled back the years to make a first Australian Open semi-final in 14 years, overcoming Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6(3).
Williams last made the semi-final stage at Melbourne in 2003 on a run to the final that culminated in a three-set defeat to younger sister Serena.
The veteran will face CoCo Vandeweghe for a spot in the final after the American absolutely dominated Garbine Muguruza in a devastating display of power tennis.
Vandeweghe was in jovial mood after the match, cracking jokes on court and offering up a rather surprising reference to toilet paper.
"I really wasn't feeling all that great out there, I was feeling kind of nervous. I even told my coach, 'Better get some toilet paper out there because, you know.
Quite.
It was a touch less jovial during Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s quarter-final with the pair having a slight set-to at the changeover after the first set.
Wawrinka won the battle that mattered, though, winning 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3 and now awaits the winner of Mischa Zverev and Roger Federer.
Tuesday's highlights
- Stan Wawrinka engaged in a war of words with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga but won the argument that counted to storm into the Australian Open semi-finals with a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3 win over the Frenchman. REPORT
- Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6(3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final in 14 years. REPORT
- Coco Vandeweghe blasted her way into her first grand slam semi-final with a dominant display of power tennis to destroy French Open champion Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-0 at the Australian Open on Tuesday. REPORT
Britwatch
Not a sniff of a Brit in action after Andy Murray and Dan Evans were knocked out earlier in the week.
However, it is the big one tomorrow: Jo Konta takes on Serena Williams for a spot in the last four - enjoy the highlights of her 6-1 6-4 win over Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round above.
Stat of the day
Venus Williams...
Respect...
…to Stan Wawrinka.
Wins the first set against Jo Wilfried Tsonga and then immediately got into some changeover beef.
"What did you say? What are you looking for?" asked Wawrinka.
#Beef
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