Australian Open, Day 9: As it happened...

New Delhi: Welcome to our live tennis blog for Day 9 of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Follow all the latest results and updates, as we bring to you complete coverage of the year's first major.

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19:05 IST: Saiai-Fan win in a three-set decider.

Victory for Zheng/Xu over the Rodionova sisters. They clamber back to win the match in a tight three-setter 6-2 5-7 6-4. #ausopen — Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2016

 

17:32 IST: Saiai and Fan off to a big start!

Zheng Saiai & partner Xu Yi-Fan off to a cracking start in the doubles... The take the 1st set over the #Rodionova sisters 6-2. #ausopen — Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2016

16:28 IST: Novak Djokovic sets up a blockbuster semi-final with Roger Federer after downing Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-2 6-4.

15:18 IST: Complete domination from Nole as he takes the second set 6-2 against the Japanese. Nishikori needs a miracle here.

A lovely backhand pick-up gives Nishikori the hold from 0-40. Djokovic still leads 6-3 2-1 with the break #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/F8m09cCVsF — Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2016

14:45 IST: Djokovic wraps up the first set 6-3 against Nishikori.

13:56 IST: Up next its defending champion and world no, 1 Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori.

13:27 IST: After Sania, Leander too advances in the mixed doubles.

#Paes and #Hingis make it through to yet another SF #greateffort #AusOpen Watch more https://t.co/Ek545ZyE1J https://t.co/C5eWYht5Mb — Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2016

00:43 IST: Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig take the first set 7-5 against Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Yaroslava Shvedova in Round 2 of the mixed doubles 

11:48 IST: As good as ever! Federer eases to 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Berdych.

11:10 IST: Federer is cruising. Takes second set 6-2 in just 34 minutes. Leads 2-0 vs Berdych.

10:42 IST: Federer takes the first set 7-6 against Berdych.

09:59 IST: "It's obviously always frustrating (but) it's motivating. She makes you work," Maria on Serena.

09:58 IST: Sania Mirza/Martina Hingis beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld/Coco Vandeweghe 6-2 4-6 6-1 to enter semi-finals 

09:28 IST: Up next its Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych at the RLA.

09:13 IST: Serena completes an easy 6-4, 6-1 win over Sharapova to improve her to improve her head-to-head record over Russian to 19-2.

08:46 IST: Serena starting to pull away now. She leads Sharapova 6-4 3-0.

08:45 IST: World No. 4 Radwanska enters semi-final after a 6-1 6-3 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro

08:43 IST: Day 9 night session on RLA: Djokovic vs Nishikori, Rodionova/Rodionova vs Xu/Zheng

08:42 IST: Day 9 schedule on RLA: Federer vs Berdych