Serena Williams subdued a stubborn fightback from World No. 1 Simona Halep to take her quest for a record-equalling 24th major into the Australian Open quarter-finals yesterday.

The American beat the Romanian top seed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an epic three-setter to line up a last eight clash with Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova. It was Williams' first match against a World No. 1 since returning after having a baby in September 2017 and the American showed why many already regard her as the greatest of
all time.