By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff rallied past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend winning streaks as Melbourne Park stifled in the summer heat on Sunday.

plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Coco Gauff fought from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic and join defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open quarter-finals. The American third seed was not at her best but ...

Aryna Sabalenka cruises through as Coco Gauff battles into last eight - Sabalenka brushed aside Mirra Andreeva 6-1 6-2 for her 18th win in a row at Melbourne Park.

Sabalenka's fourth-round challenge will be the 14th seed Mirra Andreeva, who she leads 3-1 in head-to-head record. Andreeva secured her first win against Sabalenka at the French Open quarterfinals last year.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff’s consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend her winning streak from the start of the season to nine matches.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a forehand return ... Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from her third round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka overcame a wobbly display to ... after an abdominal strain forced her to withdraw from her match against Belinda Bencic. Djokovic was in vintage form for his late match against Tomas Machac ...

Reigning champion battles heat and wind to deny Tauson, while Andreeva, Vekic and Badosa all book spots in round four

World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the quarter-finals at a scorching-hot Australian Open on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Carlos Alcaraz advanced when Jack Draper retired.

Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in ... 2016 and to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka two years ago.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts during a ... 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round. Afterward, Gauff drew a broken heart on the lens of a courtside TV camera with the ...