MELBOURNE — Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men's tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China's Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years.
Second seed Andy Murray, returning to court two days after his father-in-law was rushed to hospital, hit back for the old guard in the evening session at Rod Laver Arena though, banishing Bernard Tomic, the last home hope in the singles.
Murray's win capped a banner day for Britain following Johanna Konta's advance, giving the nation men's and women's singles quarter-finalists at the same grand slam for the first time in nearly 40 years.