Iga Świątek and Poland triumph!

The five-time major singles winner was pushed to the brink by Great Britain’s Katie Boulter in an absorbing contest.

After two hours and 57 minutes on Ken Rosewall Arena, Świątek came out on top 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-4.

What a match!

Świątek showed all the fighting qualities that took her to the top of the rankings and why she is every chance of reclaiming the number-one spot during 2025.

Boulter may walk away on the losing side of the ledger, but her effort tonight was spectacular.

A brilliant performance from the Briton.

For the record, Poland will play Kazakhstan in the semifinals.

Iga Świątek was seemingly on the verge of dropping her serve when she trailed Katie Boulter 30-40 in the ninth game.

The world number two, however, dug deep into her bag of tricks to eventually hold.

It’s 5-4 to the Pole, with Boulter to serve in the 10th game.

Katie Boulter was forced to save more than one break point but she held serve in the eighth game to level the third set at 4-4 against Iga Świątek.

A Boulter victory would level the quarterfinal at 1-1 for Great Britain, while Świątek will seal the tie for Poland should she prevail.

There were some anxious moments for Aryna Sabalenka, but the world number one has the opening set in her keeping.

She won the tie-break 7-2 against 15th seed Yulia Putintseva.

We’re off to a tie-break in the round-of-16 match between Aryna Sabalenka and Yulia Putintseva.

Sabalenka got a break back after dropping her serve in the seventh game of the first set.

Iga Świątek has broken Katie Boulter and now games are back on serve at 2-2.

Świątek is wearing supportive tape on her upper right leg following the medical timeout.

Iga Świątek has returned to the court after her medical timeout and the third set will resume.

Katie Boulter is serving at 2-1 with a break in hand.

Katie Boulter has opened up a 2-1 lead after breaking Iga Świątek’s serve in the third game of the final set.

Meanwhile, Świątek called for the physio and has left the court for a medical timeout.

There will be a delay in the match as the Pole receives treatment for what appears to be a leg issue.

What effect the pause in the proceedings has on Boulter — who has the momentum in the third set — remains to be seen.

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If Djokovic hasn’t played the most minutes, he would surely be a podium contender.

The door may have opened for Yulia Putintseva in the first set against world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

The 15th seed has snatched a service break to lead 4-3 on Pat Rafter Arena.

Iga Świątek broke Katie Boulter for the third time to win the second set 6-1.

The four-time French Open winner was ruthless in the second set.

She committed only three unforced errors to Boulter’s 13 on her way to levelling the match at a set apiece.

Six … count ’em SIX … Americans have made the quarterfinals in Auckland.

Hailey Baptiste is the latest to reach the last eight following her 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8/6) win over Briton Jodie Burrage after almost three hours on court.

The task won’t be easy for Baptiste in the quarters, however, as her opponent is former world number one Naomi Osaka.

Osaka has been in solid form this week, having not dropped a set in the tournament.

Iga Świątek has again broken Katie Boulter’s serve in the second set.

She will serve at 3-0.

Losing the first set clearly stung Świątek, who will clinch the quarterfinal for Poland if she can get past Boulter.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka is on court for her round-of-16 match against 15th seed Yulia Putintseva in Brisbane.

The two-time defending Australian Open champion held serve in the opening game.

We’ll provide updates as the match progresses.

After dropping the first set, Iga Świątek has made the best possible start to the second.

The Pole broke Katie Boulter’s serve in the opening game and then held for a 2-0 lead.

Katie Boulter has fought back from 1-4 down to win the first set against Iga Świątek in Great Britain’s quarterfinal against Poland.

Boulter won the tie-break 7-4, converting on her first set point as the British supporters inside Ken Rosewall Arena erupted.

Poland lead the quarterfinal 1-0 after winning the opening singles rubber via Hubert Hurkacz.

Katie Boulter is refusing to be intimidated by five-time major champion Iga Świątek in Great Britain’s quarterfinal against Poland.

The first set will be decided by a tie-break after Boulter and Świątek exchanged service breaks.

Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals in Brisbane via a straight-sets win over Gaël Monfils.

Three service breaks acted as the backbone for Djokovic’s 6-3, 6-3 win over the Frenchman.

Djokovic next meets Reilly Opelka, with their quarterfinal scheduled for Friday night.

Novak Djokovic can see the finish line in sight.

He leads Gaël Monfils 6-3, 3-2, with a break up his sleeve in the second set.

Credit to the fighting qualities of Katie Boulter, as the Briton breaks Iga Świątek’s serve for the first time this match.

Games are now back on serve in the opening set.

Boulter will serve at 3-4.