First Grand Slam quarter-final for Maria Kirelenko

Question

Maria Kirilenko scored a free pass into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open when compatriot Dinara Safina withdrew from their quarter-final match with a back injury. It’s the first time this particular Russian has reached the final eight players at a major, with her previous best performance at a Grand Slam coming at the 2008 Australian Open, where she reached the fourth round.