Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

The Australian Open stages the match of the tournament so far as two of the sport’s biggest stars meet in the quarter-final

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff can set up a blockbuster women's semi-final with last-eight victories. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Elsewhere, in the men's draw, American 12th seed Tommy Paul will take on Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while German second seed Alexander Zverev faces French 14th seed Ugo Humbert. The winners of these matches will advance to the semi-finals.

All eyes are on the thrilling quarterfinal clash between Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Earlier in the day, Paula Badosa delivered an impressive performance to defeat Coco Gauff in straight sets,

A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open semifinal with Alexander Zverev as two-time women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on.

Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic from the Australian Open quarter-finals.