Melbourne 25th January 2010 No.6 seed Venus Williams has brushed off a shaky start to roar into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. The American powered her way to a 3-6 6-2 6-1 victory over Francesca Schiavone, dominating the final two sets . Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 25th January 2010 Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) Photo Ray Giubilo

Rod Laver Arena, Yanina Wickmayer def. Alexandra Dulgheru 1-6, 7-5, 10-8 Photo Ray Giubilo