Canadian Milos Raonic advances to quarter-finals in Australian Open

Canadian Milos Raonic has advanced to the quarter-finals at the Australian Open after defeating Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in five sets on Monday.

The 25-year-old Raonic took the match 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours 45 minutes.

It's the second straight year Raonic has made the quarters in Melbourne.

Raonic, the 13th seed from Thornhill, Ont., will face France's Gael Monfils next.

Azarenka bests Strycova again

​Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka is into the quarter-finals for the fourth time in five years after a 6-2, 6-4 win over Barbaro Strycova, the third year in a row the pair have met at Melbourne Park.

Azarenka improved her career record against her Czech opponent to 5-0, including a third-round win here last year and a second-round victory in 2014, both in straight sets. Azarenka won her Australian titles in 2012 and 2013.

The 14th-seeded Azarenka will take on No. 7 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals. Kerber beat fellow German Annika Beck in straight sets in the preceding match on Rod Laver Arena.

Breakthrough for Monfils

Gael Monfils had a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Andrei Kuznetsov to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 11 trips.

The No. 23-seeded Monfils, a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open, delighted the Margaret Court Arena crowd with his lunging, leaping style of play.

He said it hurts somethings landing on the hard courts as he chases balls other players would leave, adding "Maybe something snaps in my mind, and I just go for it ... I just fly."

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