Osaka, Williams survive; Djokovic defies injury, Thiem ousted

Eight-time winner Novak Djokovic fought through what he had described as a tournament-ending injury to beat Milos Raonic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday.

Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams survived scares to go through but US Open champion Dominic Thiem was a major casualty when he fell to Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov.

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Simona Halep avenged her crushing Roland Garros defeat by Polish teenager Iga Swiatek to set up a meeting with Williams.

Djokovic, the world number one, had raised the alarm over an abdominal injury after his five-set battle with Taylor Fritz, but he showed few outward signs in his 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win.