P393 CEEFAX 2 393 Son 20 Jan 00:55/31 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 1/6 Sabine Appelmans drew inspiration from fellow Belgian Dominique van Roost as she came from behind to knock out third seed Conchita Martinez. Appelmans, seeded 16th, won 2-6 7-5 6-1 after Martinez had served for the match at 5-4 in the second set. She will now play 1995 champion Mary Pierce with a place in the semi-finals at stake. Van Roost caused a major shock in the third round when she defeated second seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw SamprasP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Sun 10 Jan 20:55/47 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 2/6 Belgian Sabine Appelmans was mote relieved than delighted after hit shock win ovjt third seed Conchita Martinez. Both needed treatment for dehydration after the match and she said: "I felt very bad during the first set. It was like playing in a sauna. "I had a feeling that my brain was cooking. I really could not think." Martinez said: "It was pretty nasty out thjte. I started feeling more and more tired and suddenly you cannot move and your power goes away." MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw SamprasP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Mon 20 Jan 03:17/56 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 3/6 Former champion Mary Pierce repeated her 1995 fourth round win ovjt Ankj Hubjt to reach the quarter-finals. Pierce broke the fifth seed's serve three times in the opening set and went on to win 6-2 6-3. The 22-year-old from France struck the "all powerfully from the baseline and Huber, beaten in last year's final bz Monica Selis, could find no answer. A warning from the umpire for taking too long between points was the only blot on Pierce's performance. MORE REPORTS 391-3 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw SamprasP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Mon 20 Jan 03:12/52 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 4/6 Mary Pierce looked confidently forward to her next match after putting paid to Ankj Huber in the fourth round. "Every match, I feel, is getting better and better," said Pierce, who took a three month lay-off last year after being plagued bz shouldjt trouble. She will now play 16th seed Sabine Appelmans, who upset Conchita Martinez. Huber made 46 unforced errors during the match and said: "She played vjty deep and long, so it was hard for me to find my rhythm and play my game." MORE REPORTS 391-3 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw SamprasP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Mon 20 Jan 00:08/42 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 5/6 Unseeded Kimberly Po pulled off one of the best wins of her career as Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport wilted in the heat. Po won their all-American battle fourth round battle 7-6 6-4 and now faces Amanda Coetzjr, who beat Steffi Graf. A scrappy first set lasted 62 minutes before Po took the tiebreak 15-13. Seventh seed Davenport broke serve twice in the second but lost her own three times as five double faults and 28 unforced errors cost her dear. MORE REPORTS 391-3 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw SamprasP393 CEEFAX 2 393 Mon 20 Jan 00:04/30 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 6/6 Kimberly Po got her tactics absolutely right as she ended the title hopes of seventh seed Lindsay Davenport. "I knew she was tired, so I just wanted to make her hit every ball. I won a lot of points that way," she explained. Po contemplated retirement early last year but subsequent wins over four top-ten players changed hit mind. I "I warn't enjoying the lifestyle and the travelling but didn't want to quit without seeing what I could have done. The last six months have been nice." MORE REPORTS 391-3 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Chang Men Draw WomjnDraw Sampras