7-time champion Serena Williams crashes out of Aus Open in quarters
Ex-world number one Serena Williams crashed out of Australian Open 2019 after losing in the quarter-finals to world number eight Karolina Pliskova. Pliskova, who was down 1-5 in the third set, went on to defeat the seven-time Australian Open champion 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in two hours and 10 minutes. Pliskova will face Naomi Osaka in her first Australian Open semi-final.