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Video: Australian Open: day eight highlights

Sports Mole presents highlights from a busy opening session on day eight of the Australian Open.

Week two of the Australian Open saw the business end of the tournament begin with a series of hard-fought battles at Melbourne Park.

Svetlana Kuznetsova edged a tight fourth-round clash with Caroline Wozniacki to set up a quarter-final match against defending champion Victoria Azarenka, who proved too strong for Eelena Vesnina.

American teenager Sloane Stephens kept her breakthrough run alive, while there was also a win for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his encounter with compatriot Richard Gasquet.

Watch highlights from the first session on day eight of the Australian Open in the video below.

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