Svitolina edges past Keys to reach quarters for second straight year

Ukrainian sixth seed Elina Svitolina is through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year, after defeating American Madison Keys in three sets.

The topsy-turvy affair saw Svitolina win the first set 6-2, before Keys won the second set 6-1 in just 23 minutes.

Despite the American hitting 37 winners to 22 in the match - including 26 on her forehand - Svitolina wasn't to be denied and won the third and defining set 6-1.

It ends a poor run of results in majors against top-20 players for the Ukrainian, with Svitolina losing her last six matches against them.

Her previous win against a top-20 player dates all the way back to the 2016 French Open, when she defeated Ana Ivanovic.