Top seed Halep eclipses Venus to set up Serena clash
World number one Simona Halep hit form to cruise past Venus Williams on Saturday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open last 16 clash with her sister Serena.
The Romanian top seed defeated Williams 6-2, 6-3 in one hour 17 minutes in her best performance so far at this year’s tournament after the French Open champion struggled in the early rounds.
