Australian Open Day 7: Murray, Sharapova, Nadal advance to quarterfinals

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Here's what you need to know about Round 4 action on Day 7.

Women's Seeds Advancing

No. 2 Maria Sharapova defeats Shuai Peng (6-3, 6-0)
No. 3 Simona Halep defeats Yanina Wickmayer (6-4, 6-2)
No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard defeats Irina-Camelia Begu (6-1, 5-7, 6-2)
No. 10 Ekaterina Makarova defeats Julia Goerges (6-3, 6-2)

Notes: Begu pushed Bouchard with strong second set, but the Canadian regained momentum in the third. She next faces Sharapova, who romped past Peng.

Related: Sharapova cruises to quarterfinal matchup with Bouchard at Australian Open

Men's Seeds Advancing

No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeats No. 14 Kevin Anderson (7-5, 6-1, 6-4)
No. 6 Andy Murray defeats No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov (6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5)
No. 7 Tomas Berdych defeats Bernard Tomic (6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2)

Notes: Anderson had a better serve against Nadal with eight aces to just three for the Spaniard, but Nadal played superbly at the net and didn't break once during the match. Nadal will meet Berdych in the quarterfinals. ... Murray prevented his match from reaching a fifth set, by rallying from 5-2 to win in the fourth. Murray will face Nick Kyrgios in the quarters.