Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova let her hair – and her shots – fly freely in an upset of third-seeded Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova let her hair – and her shots – fly freely in an upset of third-seeded Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday.Aaron Favila/Associated Press

Weather: Mostly sunny, high of 23 Celsius (75 Fahrenheit).

Attendance: Day session: 32,092; night: 16,399; total: 48,491.

Seeded Winners: Men: No. 1 Rafael Nadal, No. 4 Andy Murray, No. 6 Roger Federer, No. 22 Grigor Dimitrov; Women: No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, No. 5 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 11 Simona Halep, No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova.

Seeded Losers: Men: No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 16 Kei Nishikori; Women: No. 3 Maria Sharapova, No. 8 Jelena Jankovic, No. 13 Sloane Stephens. Men’s Doubles: No. 1 Bob and Mike Bryan.

Stat of the Day: 18 – number of consecutive matches won by Victoria Azarenka at Melbourne Park as she remained on course for a third consecutive title.

Quote of the Day: “You know he has a strong personality. We can agree to disagree” – Mike Bryan, on a telephone conversation he and his twin Bob had with John McEnroe after McEnroe’s criticism of doubles in tennis majors.

Playing Tuesday: Quarterfinals: No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 3 David Ferrer vs. No. 7 Tomas Berdych; No. 4 Li Na vs. No. 28 Flavia Pennetta, No. 14 Ana Ivanovic vs. No. 30 Eugenie Bouchard.

Forecast Tuesday: Early showers, high of 24 C (75 F).

Associated Press