Top seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus advanced to the quarter finals of the WTA San Jose hardcourt tournament with straight set victories Wednesday.

Top seeds Svitolina, Sabalenka win at WTA San Jose event

Svitolina brushed aside Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-4 while German sixth seed Kerber won a rematch of the 2016 US Open final, beating Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-3

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The Ukrainian world number four breezed past her compatriot 6-2, 6-2 in just 59 minutes on a searing day on Rod Laver Arena.

Australian Open: Svitolina ends teen sensation Marta Kostyuk's dream run

In one for the ages, Halep staged a remarkable fightback and saved a match point to reach the semi-finals

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