Serena Williams beats world No 1 Simona Halep to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
By Press Association
Published: 10:07 GMT, 21 January 2019 | Updated: 10:14 GMT, 21 January 2019
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Serena Williams stayed on course for a 24th grand slam singles title at the Australian Open with victory over world number one Simona Halep in a tremendous battle on Rod Laver Arena.
Halep was in the unusual position of going into the match as the No 1 seed but also the underdog against a player she had beaten just once in nine previous encounters.
The Romanian, who beat Venus Williams in the previous round, dug in superbly after losing a one-sided opening set to force a
