Novak Djokovic to take on Kei Nishikori in quarter-final of Australian Open

In Tennis, the remaining four Singles quarter-final matches of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, will be played in Melbourne this morning.

In Men's Singles, world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia will battle it out against Japan's Kei Nishikori, while Canadian Milos Raonic will face Frenchman Lucas Pouille.

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, who had stunned world number three and defending champion Roger Federer in the Round-of-16, has already set up a semi-final clash with second seed Rafael Nadal of



Spain.

In the Women's Singles quarterfinals, American Serena Williams, who is eying a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, will slug it out against Czech Karolina Pliskova, with Japan's Naomi Osaka taking on Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

Petra Kvitova and Danielle Rose Collins have already made it out the last four.

The Indian challenge at the tournament ended yesterday after Leander Paes and his team-mate Samantha Stosur bowed out in Mixed Doubles second round.