It's been all about the favourites on Day 8 at the Australian Open, as Gael Monfils, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka all won.
Monfils into Aussie quarters for first time
Gael Monfils bt Andrey Kuznetsov 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-6 (4) - Monfils
continued his strong play in Melbourne with another comfortable win.
The Frenchman dropped a set for the first time all tournament, but was
still very good and always on the front foot as he held off Kuznetsov.
Monfils served wonderfully, facing just two break points all afternoon,
and he was dependable from the baseline with just 32 unforced errors.
That paled in comparison to Kuznetsov's 54 and proved to be the
difference in the match. There will be some concern on Monfils' end as
he took a spill during the contest and appeared to hurt his wrist. How
it feels in the coming days will be worth watching, but it won't take
the shine off his first visit to the Aussie quarterfinals.
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