Australian Open Day 7: Sharapova, Djokovic, Radwanska survive

Australian Open Day 7: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori advance.

Jamie Lisanti | Jan 24, 2016

Australian Open Day 7: Sharapova, Djokovic, Radwanska survive /

Catch up on all of the action, news and results from Day 7 at the 2016 Australian Open on Sunday that you may have missed while you were sleeping.

Sharapova, Serena win to set up QFs showdown

In the opening match of the day, No. 5-seed Maria Sharapova outlasted an strong effort from 18-year-old Belinda Bencic, winning 7–5, 7–5 to advance to the quarterfinals. With the roof closed on Rod Laver Arena, Sharapova took advantage of the indoor conditions and fired 21 aces and 58 winners on the match. The 21 aces were a career-high for Sharapova and beat out Krystina Pliskova’s record of 31 earlier this week.

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Australian Open Day 7

Novak Djokovic

Belinda Bencic

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Maria Sharapova

Belinda Bencic

Kei Nishikori

Serena Williams

Margarita Gasparyan

Serena Williams

Novak Djokovic

Maria Sharapova

Gilles Simon

Novak Djokovic

Sam Groth, Lleyton Hewitt

Gilles Simon

Novak Djokovic

Published Jan 24, 2016

JAMIE LISANTI

Jamie Lisanti is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated. A former college soccer player, she covers a variety of topics, including tennis, Olympics, fitness and nutrition, and more.