Australian Open 2015: Day 8 Results, Highlights and Scores Recap from Melbourne

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Published: January 26, 2015

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Top seed Novak Djokovic put in another excellent performance on Australia Day at the Australian Open, beating big-serving Gilles Muller in straight sets. The four-time champion will face Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals after the Canadian overcame Feliciano Lopez in a five-set thriller.

Elsewhere, Serena Williams had to be jolted to life during her match against Garbine Muguruza. The American lost the opening set but bounced back with distinction to take the next two in emphatic fashion. She looks on course for a potential semi-final showdown with sister Venus, who beat Agnieszka Radwanska in her fourth-round match.

Stanislas Wawrinka also made it into the last eight, but the reigning men’s champion was again pushed hard in this competition, toppling Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the end of four draining sets of tennis.



 

Ruthless Djokovic Muscles Past Muller



The top seed continued to impress in Melbourne with a clinical showing against Muller. The man from Luxembourg rarely looked overwhelmed against the top seed, but at critical points in each set, he lost focus and allowed Novak to break him.



Muller played well in the third stanza, but he let the initiative slip when facing four break points against the Serbian sensation, allowing Djokovic off the hook each time. The four-time champion pounced late to accrue some vital impetus.

In truth, after losing out in the opening set, it was always going to be difficult for Muller, per ESPN Tennis:



There's a ruthlessness about Djokovic at the moment that bodes well for his chances of victory here. He wasn't quite at his sparkling best in this match, but when those critical moments arrived, there was a sense that the Serb had the edge. 



This match represented ideal preparation for Djokovic's quarter-final opponent. Like Muller, ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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