HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day eight at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan 23 ( Reuters) - Latest news from day eight of the Australian Open tennis championships on Monday (all times GMT):

0325 KONTA INTO QUARTER-FINALS AFTER BEATING MAKAROVA

Ninth seed Johanna Konta of Britain beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-4 to enter the quarter-finals, where she will face Serena Williams.

0315 SERENA WAS JUST TOO GOOD, SAYS STRYCOVA

"I am frustrated, but I feel like everything depends on Serena. If she has a good day, you kind of don't have a chance, because she plays so well," said Czech Barbora Strycova after losing 7-5 6-4 to world number two Serena Williams in the fourth round.

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0203 SERENA BATTLES PAST STRYCOVA INTO QUARTER-FINALS

Serena Williams overcomes Czech Barbora Strycova 7-5 6-4 in an error prone match featuring several broken serves on both sides of the net and a sluggish start by the American. Williams will meet either Johanna Konta or Ekaterina Makarova in the quarter-finals.

0016 SERENA BEGINS FOURTH ROUND CLASH WITH STRYCOVA

World number two Serena Williams has begun her match against 16th seed Barbora Strycova well aware the draw has opened up for her to clinch a 23rd grand slam title with Angelique Kerber being knocked out on Sunday. Temperatures have already hit 32C in Melbourne, with an expected high of 35C.

ORDER OF PLAY

ROD LAVER ARENA

8-Dominic Thiem ( Austria) v 11-David Goffin ( Belgium)

Not before 0800:

5-Karolina Pliskova ( Czech Republic) v 22-Daria Gavrilova ( Australia)

6-Gael Monfils ( France) v 9-Rafael Nadal ( Spain)

MARGARET COURT ARENA (Not before 0200)

30-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) v 9-Johanna Konta (Britain)

Not before 0330

Jennifer Brady (U.S.) v Mirjana Lucic-Baroni ( Croatia)

Not before 0600

15-Grigor Dimitrov ( Bulgaria) v Denis Istomin ( Uzbekistan)

HISENSE ARENA

13-Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) v 3-Milos Raonic ( Canada) (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)