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Cilic beats Carreno Busta to make Open quarters

Melbourne, Jan 21, 2018 (AFP) -Croatia's sixth seed Marin Cilic beat Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in four sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.

The former US Open champion downed the 10th seed 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (7/3) and will face either Rafael Nadal of Diego Schwartzman in the quarters on Tuesday.

Results from the Australian Open on Sunday:

Men's singles

4th round

Marin Cilic (CRO x6) bt Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP x10) 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (7/3)

Women's singles

4th round

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bt Anett Kontaveit (EST x32) 4-6, 6-4, 8-6

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x2) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x19) 6-3, 6-0

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