Serena's 700th win sets up Halep semi World number one Serena Williams overcame a dreadful second set to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3.
Serena Williams and Simona Halep advance World number one Serena Williams comfortably beat 15-year-old CiCi Bellis 6-1 6-1 while Romanian third-seed Simona Halep and Italian Flavia Pennetta also progressed at the Miami Open on Sunday.
Eugenie Bouchard books quarter-final spot Eugenie Bouchard will spend Monday 'cramming' for one of the toughest exams of her fledgling career when she faces second seed Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
Ekaterina Makarova cruises into last eight Feisty Russian counter-puncher Ekaterina Makarova continued her love affair with Melbourne Park by booking a place in the quarter-finals for a third time in four years with a 6-3 6-2 thrashing of Germany's Julia Goerges.
Serena Williams eases into second round in Melbourne Serena Williams's quest for a 19th Grand Slam title got off to the perfect start with a routine 6-0 6-4 win over Alison Van Uytvanck at the Australian Open.