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 22th January 2010 Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova needed all her big match experience to dig herself out of trouble and beat German qualifier Angelique Kerber 3-6 7-5 6-4 at the Australian Open on Friday. Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 24th January 2010 Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 24th January 2010 Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) Photo Ray Giubilo