The Spanish world number one has been in imperious form, ruthlessly dismantling his first three opponents as he sets his sights on a 17th Grand Slam title. Ordinarily Nadal, as the top seed, would have had top billing on Rod Laver in the evening, but not with local star Kyrgios in action. World number two Caroline Wozniacki headlines the women’s side of the draw, coming on court prior to Nadal with 19th-seeded Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova standing in her way. Fourth seed Elina Svitolina’s title hopes are still alive and she will be looking to match her best Grand Slam performance and make the last eight by beating qualifier Denisa Allertova. Every match is a big challenge for everyone in a Grand Slam.

Source: New Strait Times January 21, 2018 00:00 UTC