World number one Novak Djokovic on Wednesday cruised into the semi-final of the ongoing Australian Open as his Japanese opponent Kei Nishikori retired in the second set of their quarter-final match due to an injury.
The duo played on the court for 52 minutes before the match was called off in the second set with the final scoreline reading 6-1, 4-1 in Djokovic's favour.
Earlier, Lucas Pouille of France defeated Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. The 28th seed produced a brilliant display to overcome the world No 17 and advance to his first grand slam semi-final.
With that the semi-final line-ups in the men's singles event at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament also confirmed.
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In the women's singles, Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic saved four match points to beat legendary Serena Williams, while Japan's Naomi Osaka humbled Elina Svitolina in their respective quarter-finals.
Here's who plays whom in the quarter-final and when:
Men's singles
Semi-final 1: Stefanos Tsitsipas (14) vs Rafael Nadal (2) on Thursday at 2:00 PM IST
Semi-final 2: Novak Djokovic (1) vs Lucas Pouille (28) on Friday at 2:00 PM IST
Women's singles
Semi-final 1: Petra Kvitova (8) vs Danielle Collins on Thursday at 8:30 AM IST
Semi-final 2: Karolina Pliskova (7) vs Naomi Osaka (4) on Thursday at 10:00 AM IST
All the matches will be played at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park.
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