Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic in straight sets to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Defending champion Marin Cilic returned to the US Open semifinals by holding on to beat 19th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
It was easy as 1-2-3 for former Wimbledon champions Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray in Wednesday's quarterfinals. Not so for No. 4 Stan Wawrinka.
Tomas Berdych showed Rafael Nadal the door Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, beating him in straight sets for the Czech's first win over the Spaniard in 18 matches dating to 2007.
Novak Djokovic fended off a fading Andy Murray 7-6 (1), 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-4 in a matchup of past US Open champions to reach the tournament's semifinals for the eighth consecutive year.
With mentor Martina Hingis cheering from the stands, 17-year-old Belinda Bencic became the youngest US Open quarterfinalist since Hingis herself in 1997, defeating ninth-seeded Jelena Jankovic in straight sets.
