Overnight: Roger Federer cruises, Angelique Kerber battles through, Madison Keys on fire

ByAlex Chick

Updated 22/01/2018 at 07:29 GMT

Roger Federer continued his progress at the Australian Open in Melbourne, while Angelique Kerber came through a classic and Madison Keys was in devastating form.

Federer eases into quarter-finals

Roger Federer never looked in trouble as he beat Hungarian outsider Marton Fucsovics 6-4 7-6 6-2. Well though the world number 80 played, the defending champion Federer was always in control and faces Tomas Berdych in the quarters.

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Kerber survives Hsieh drama

Angelique Kerber had to dig deep to see off her Taiwanese opponent 4-6 7-5 6-2. Su-Wei Hsieh’s array of drop shots had Kerber on the run, but eventually the German’s superior fitness told.

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Berdych handles wayward Fognini

Tomas Berdych continued his serene progress, reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-4 6-4 win over the wayward Fabio Fognini. The Czech has yet to drop a set but expect that run to end against Federer in the last eight.

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Keys smashes Garcia

Madison Keys looked in ominous form as she destroyed France’s Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2. The American is coming back from a long layoff due to a wrist injury, but was utterly dominant as she dismissed Garcia in 68 minutes.

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Inglot through in doubles

Britain’s Dominic Inglot and partner Marcus Daniell reached the men’s doubles quarter-finals with a win over Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski.

Murray out of mixed doubles

Jamie Murray and his Taiwanese partner Letisha Chan went out of the mixed doubles, suffering a 7-6 6-4 defeat to Australian pair Storm Sanders and Marc Palomas.