On January 19, Beijing time, the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament began the eighth match day, and the fourth round of the women's singles upper half and men's singles lower half was the first to start.

Gauff

Women's Singles No.3 seed Gauff faced Swiss sensation Bencic who had made a comeback from birth, and she came back from a set down to come back 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the second year in a row. In the first set, Bencic broke through Gauff's defence with a precise split-point attack, and she seized the opportunity to win the second set on serve to take the next set 7-5. In the last two sets, Gauff improved the quality of each shot, effectively limiting Bencic's attacking tempo and winning two sets in a row 6-2, 6-1.

Sabalenka

Two-time reigning Women's Singles champion and top seed Sabalenka swept past 14th seed Mila Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Rodra Wall Stadium to win her 18th consecutive Australian Open and 18th straight hard court Grand Slam victory. The two sides have met 4 times before, Sabalenka has the upper hand with 3 wins and 1 loss, and this time in the rematch, Sabalenka is full of firepower, and only let the opponent win the game with only 3 holds.

Pavlyuchenkova

Women's Singles No.27 seed Pavlyuchenkova defeated No.18 seed Vekic 7-6(0)/6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the fourth time in her career. Pavlyuchenkova had won both of their previous meetings with Vekic and the pair were evenly matched in the first set, holding on to their serves. The first set went into a tie-break, and Pavlyuchenkova took the lead in raising the gear, playing a wave of offensive attacks that scored seven points in a row to close the first set. In the second set, in the face of the opponent's attack, Vekic looked powerless, and finally Pavlyuchenkova won six games in a row to send eggs 6-0 to advance.

Badosa

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Women's Singles No.11 seed Badosa faced Danilovic, who knocked out No.7 seed Pegula in the last round, and knocked out her opponent 6-1, 7-6(2) after falling behind 2-5 in the second set to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time in her career. In the first set, Badosa won the first set 6-1 after winning five games in a row in the opening game. In the second set, Danilovic quickly adjusted her form to take a 5-2 lead, but then she was unable to resist her opponent's attack in the service game and was broken back by Badosa. After the game went to a tie-break, Badosa regained the initiative and won 7-2.

Women's Singles Top Half Quarterfinals:

[1] Sabalenka vs Pavlyuchenkova[27]

[11] Badosa vs Gauff[3]

Djokovic

Seven-time Australian Open champion and seventh seed Novak Djokovic faced 24th seed Lehecka, who had won eight straight matches in the new season, to win in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4). Djokovic didn't leave much of a chance for Leheka in the first two sets, breaking once in each set to take a 2-0 lead. After breaking serve in the third set, Djokovic lost his own serve and then fought all the way to a tie-break, which Djokovic won 7-4. This is the 15th time in Djokovic's career that he has reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, and he is also tied with Federer for the best in history.

Alcaraz

Men's Singles No.3 seed Alcaraz received a retirement gift from No.15 seed Draper after leading in two sets 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals for the second year in a row. Draper played five sets in the first three rounds of the Australian Open, and the huge consumption made it impossible for him to continue in today's match. After the game, Alcaraz wrote words of blessing in front of the camera, wishing Draper a speedy recovery.

Paul

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Men's Singles No.12 seed Paul advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Spain's Davidovich Fokina. Paul, who had won all three of their previous meetings, was in red-hot form, scoring 25 winning points and making just 12 unforced errors, leaving no chance for Davidovich Fokina in three sets, allowing his opponent to hold serve once in each set before sweeping in straight sets. This is Paul's return to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open men's singles after two years, and in 2023, he has eliminated Agutte, Shelton and other good players to break into the semifinals, and finally lost to Djokovic.

Zverev

Men's Singles No.2 seed Zverev faced No.14 seed Amber at the net and won 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The last time the two sides met was in the final of last year's Paris Masters, when Zverev won in straight sets. In this game, after the first set was 1-1, Zverev took the lead and won the first set in five consecutive games. In the second set, Amber broke twice to equalize the score at 6-2, which was the first set Zverev lost at this Australian Open. The final two sets were uneventful, with Zverev snapping the win 6-3, 6-2.

Men's Singles Bottom Half Quarterfinals:

[7] Djokovic v Alcaraz[3]

[12] Paul vs Zverev[2]

Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai

In the doubles, Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai eliminated 11th seeds Kudermetova/Shibahara Eina 6-1, 7-5 in the second round of Women's Doubles to advance to the round of 16. Zhang Shuai/Bopana received a retirement gift from No.4 seeds Townsend and Nice in the second round of the Mixed Doubles and advanced directly to the quarterfinals. Women's Doubles No.12 seeds Guo Hanyu/Panova lost to Ruse/Kostyuk 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (6-10) in the third round and missed out on the quarter-finals.

Results of the eighth day of the 2025 Australian Open

2025 Australian Open singles draw table update

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