2016 Australian Open results and bracket: Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic advance to semifinals

One of the two semifinal matches in each singles bracket at the 2016 Australian Open is now set. The quarterfinals got underway on Tuesday and the tournament still features the top seed from either bracket in Novak Djokovic on the men’s side and Serena Williams on the women’s side.

Williams took on longtime rival Maria Sharapova, the tournament’s fifth seed, and as usual, she had little trouble beating her. Williams dominated the match, winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. She advanced to the semifinal where she will face No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, who is her top competition at this stage with both Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza out of the tournament.

Radwanska faced No. 10 seed Carla Suarez Navarro on Tuesday and beat her in straight sets as well, 6-1, 6-3.

Djokovic is into the semifinals after besting No. 7 seed Kei Nishikori in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. He will be up against his rival, Roger Federer, who himself advanced after beating No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. Djokovic and Federer are two of the best in the world and they’re likely to meet multiple times this year, probably in a lot of semifinals and finals.

The other semifinals matches will be determined on Wednesday. No. 2 seed Andy Murray is set to face No. 8 seed David Ferrer in one quarterfinal, while No. 13 MIlos Raonic will play No. 23 Gael Monfils in the other. On the women’s side, No. 7 Angelique Kerber will take on No. 14 Victoria Azarenka, and Johanna Konta will face Shuai Zhang for the other spot.

Below are the results from the seeded matches on Tuesday.

No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 7 Kei Nishikori, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Roger Federer def. No. 6 Tomas Berdych, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4

No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 5 Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. 10 Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-1, 6-3