Former world number one Ana Ivanovic pulled off a massive upset by beating top seed Serena Williams to power into the Australian Open quarter-finals.
The Serb came from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, ending Williams’ bid to match Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 Grand Slam titles. Williams, who was gunning for a sixth Australian crown, did not appear to be moving freely with unconfirmed reports that she was carrying an injury.
It was a major scalp for Ivanovic, and set up a last-eight clash against either Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard or local hope Casey Dellacqua. Since winning at Roland Garros in 2008, Ivanovic, ranked 14, has only made a Grand Slam quarter-final once before, at the 2012 US Open. But under new coach Nemanja Kontic, the Serb has been thriving and came into Melbourne on the back of winning her 12th career title in Auckland. She ground down Williams with her sizzling groundstrokes for her first win against the American in five encounters.
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