Karolina Pliskova has saved four match points to send seven‑times champion Serena Williams crashing out of the Australian Open in controversial fashion.
Seventh‑seeded Pliskova rallied from in a tense deciding set to advance to her first semi‑final at Melbourne Park with a 3 set victory over the American last night.
Former world number one Pliskova will meet Japan's fourth seed Naomi Osaka in the semifinal at 4.30pm today with eighth seed Petra Kvitova taking on unseeded American Danielle Collins in the other semi‑final at 3 this afternoon
Meanwhile, six‑time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open men’s semi‑finals after Japan's eighth seed Kei Nishikori retired injured in their quarter‑final.
Serbia's Djokovic, was leading after 2 sets when Nishikori quit with a thigh problem.
The top seed will face Lucas Pouille at 8.30pm in tomorrow’s semi‑final, after the Frenchman defeated Milos Raonic.
Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal and Greece's talented 20‑year‑old Stefanos Tsitsipas will contest the other semi‑final at 8.30 tonight.
[Source: BBC]
