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 Jiri VESELY (CZE) Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 24th January 2010 Justine Henin's gains access to the quarter-finals after a stunning three-set win over fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer on Sunday night. Henin produced yet another remarkable display of class mixed with grit in just her second tournament since emerging from a 19-month retirement in a 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 6-3 win in two hours, 13 minutes. Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 24th January 2010 Justine Henin's gains access to the quarter-finals after a stunning three-set win over fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer on Sunday night. Henin produced yet another remarkable display of class mixed with grit in just her second tournament since emerging from a 19-month retirement in a 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 6-3 win in two hours, 13 minutes. Photo Ray Giubilo

Melbourne 19th January 2010 Anastasiya Yakimova(BLR) Photo Ray Giubilo