The former world No. 3 breezed into the last eight in Melbourne for the first time since 2019, and will now focus on supporting Monfils in an upcoming clash against American Ben Shelton.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina recovered from a sub-par first 20 minutes to charge past Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1 on Monday and reach the last eight of the Australian Open for the third time.