Snapshot of day eight at the Australian Open

STAT OF THE DAY: Coco Gauff joined elite company after knuckling down to knock off former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. It marked the third time the American has begun a year by winning nine straight matches, a feat also achieved by Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Serena Williams and Margaret Court

PIC OF THE DAY: Sealed with a kiss!

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova blows a kiss after winning through to the Australian Open quarter-finals (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Too old but still here! Ooops!" - 33-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrote on a camera lens after prevailing over injured Croatian 18th seed Donna Vekic 7-6 (7-0) 6-0 to join three twentysomethings as the first four players into the last eight.

THE MOMENT: 

Coco Gauff writing "RIP TikTok USA 💔" on the lens after her win 😭😭 — Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) pic.twitter.com/u8qbKCCgAWJanuary 19, 2025

TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka remains on track for her third straight Open title after a barnstorming 6-1 6-2 victory over Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva. Pavlyuchenkova is standing in her way next, while Gauff will meet Badosa in Tuesday's other quarter-final. On the men's side, world No.3 Carlos Alcaraz and American 12th seed Tommy Paul benefited from injuries to their respective opponents Jack Draper and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina to waltz into the last eight.