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Australian Open: Day 10
Australian Open: Day 10
The quarterfinals concluded at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
No. 1 Victoria Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-1 to reach the semifinals.
Kuznetsova, outside the top 70 coming into the tournament, will shoot up the rankings.
Redfoo of LMFAO was on hand for Azarenka's match, as usual.
No. 2 Maria Sharapova practices a day before her semifinal against No. 6 Li Na.
Three-time Australian Open champion Rod Laver watches the action at Rod Laver Arena.
French fans show up to root for either Jeremy Chardy or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, or both.
No. 29 Sloane Stephens beat No. 3 Serena Williams 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Williams breaks her racket in frustration during the match.
Williams called a medical timeout near the end of the second set due to back spasms.
Williams lost to a younger American for the first time in her career.
Stephens, 19, beat Williams for the first time. They had only played once before, earlier this year in Brisbane.
Stephens said she and Williams exchanged nice-match pleasantries at the net.
Stephens will face No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals Thursday.
No. 3 Andy Murray beat Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to make the semifinals.
Chardy made his deepest run at a major, upsetting No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro along the way.
No. 2 Roger Federer beat No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 to make the semifinals.
Tsonga has made eight major quarterfinals since his run to the 2008 Australian Open final, but he has yet to make it past the semis since.
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