Rested Djokovic faces Musetti, Swiatek meets Rybakina in Australian Open quarters

MELBOURNE, Jan 27 : The Australian Open quarter-finals will continue on Wednesday with defending champion Jannik Sinner facing American Ben Shelton, while world number two Iga Swiatek takes on Elena Rybakina.

TOP MEN'S MATCH: DJOKOVIC V MUSETTI

Novak Djokovic's pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title has been smooth sailing so far, with the Serbian yet to drop a set and benefiting from a fourth-round walkover when Jakub Mensik withdrew due to injury.

The 38-year-old faces Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday in what could be his toughest test yet at Melbourne Park, though history heavily favours Djokovic, who has nine wins from their 10 previous meetings. 

In their last match, Djokovic claimed his 101st ATP title with a three-set victory at the Hellenic Championship in Athens.

"I think it will be a tough match, for sure. Of course, he's feeling good. He never lost a set. He had the chance to rest for a few days," Musetti told reporters.

"At this age, I think he was happy about it, to try to be well-prepared and well-relaxed for this match. We know each other pretty well because we played a lot. 

"Just won once against him. Hopefully I'll take my revenge, because last time in Athens we were really, really close. I feel like I have another chance now."

TOP WOMEN'S MATCH: RYBAKINA V SWIATEK

Second seed Swiatek faces Rybakina in a rematch of their WTA Finals clash in November, in which the Russian-born Kazakh claimed a 3-6 6-1 6-0 victory en route to winning the season-ending title.

Poland's  Swiatek edges their head-to-head record at 6-5.

"It doesn't make sense to overanalyse who won the last ones or how it has been looking," Swiatek said. 

"Every match is a different story. In every match she's been a tough opponent, and her tennis