Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus [Derived Headline]

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus Williams advancedto the Australian Open quarterfinals for the seventh time to set upa meeting with China's Li Na, who has never made it this far at thetournament.

The sixth-seeded Williams beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1early today, recovering after dropping a set to the Italian for thefirst time since 2003.

Li upset No. 4-seed Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open finalist, 6-3, 6-2 in a 98-minute match featuring 12 service breaks. Li heldwhen it counted, saving three break points in an 11-minute openinggame.

Along with 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, who is on theother half of the draw at Melbourne Park, it's the first time twoChinese players have reached the quarterfinals at the same GrandSlam tournament.

Williams reached the final of the Australian Open in '03, losingto her younger sister Serena, in her best run at the season's firstmajor. Her victory extended a streak in which at least one Americanwoman has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals every year since1977.

Four days after an angry outburst over the rules relating toreplays and line calls, Andy Roddick got a crucial call in his favorin a fourth-round win over Fernando Gonzalez on Sunday.

Roddick held off the 2007 Australian Open finalist 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarters for the sixth time in eight years.He'll meet No. 14 Marin Cilic of Croatia, who ousted U.S. Openchampion Juan Martin del Potro in five sets.

Roddick bucked the trend on a day of upsets that also resulted infourth-round exits for two of the top women: No. 2 Dinara Safina,last year's runner-up, and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, the reigningFrench Open champion.

"I got a little lucky, but sometimes it's better to be lucky thangood," he said.

After wasting four set points in the 10th game of the fourth set,seventh-seeded Roddick rallied from 40-0 down in the 12th --Gonzalez' next service game -- to earn a fifth set point. Then hehit the contentious, dipping crosscourt forehand.

The ball was called out and Gonzalez didn't take a swing. Roddickchallenged the call immediately, and the evidence showed that theball just caught the line, giving Roddick the set to level at two-all and igniting a protest from Gonzalez.

Safina had to retire because of the recurrence of a back injurywhen she was serving at 5-4 down and 30-40 against Maria Kirilenko.

Kirilenko next plays 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, whobecame the first Chinese player to reach the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Alona Bondarenko.

Kuznetsova lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to Nadia Petrova.

Former No. 1 Justine Henin continued her run in her first GrandSlam tournament in two years with a 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3 win overfellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, keeping her on track for aquarterfinal meeting with Petrova.

Defending champion Nadal and No. 5 Andy Murray held off two ofthe tallest men and biggest servers in tennis to set up aquarterfinal match up.

Nadal, who beat Roger Federer in the 2009 final, had a 6-4, 4-6,6-4, 6-4 win over 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, and Murrayovercame 6-foot-9 American John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2.

No. 1 Federer and No. 3 Djokovic were playing fourth-roundmatches Monday

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus [Derived Headline]

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia -- Venus Williams advancedto the Australian Open quarterfinals for the seventh time to set upa meeting with China's Li Na, who has never made it this far at thetournament.

The sixth-seeded Williams beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1early today, recovering after dropping a set to the Italian for thefirst time since 2003.

Li upset No. 4-seed Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open finalist, 6-3, 6-2 in a 98-minute match featuring 12 service breaks. Li heldwhen it counted, saving three break points in an 11-minute openinggame.

Along with 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, who is on theother half of the draw at Melbourne Park, it's the first time twoChinese players have reached the quarterfinals at the same GrandSlam tournament.

Williams reached the final of the Australian Open in '03, losingto her younger sister Serena, in her best run at the season's firstmajor. Her victory extended a streak in which at least one Americanwoman has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals every year since1977.

Four days after an angry outburst over the rules relating toreplays and line calls, Andy Roddick got a crucial call in his favorin a fourth-round win over Fernando Gonzalez on Sunday.

Roddick held off the 2007 Australian Open finalist 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarters for the sixth time in eight years.He'll meet No. 14 Marin Cilic of Croatia, who ousted U.S. Openchampion Juan Martin del Potro in five sets.

Roddick bucked the trend on a day of upsets that also resulted infourth-round exits for two of the top women: No. 2 Dinara Safina,last year's runner-up, and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova, the reigningFrench Open champion.

"I got a little lucky, but sometimes it's better to be lucky thangood," he said.

After wasting four set points in the 10th game of the fourth set,seventh-seeded Roddick rallied from 40-0 down in the 12th --Gonzalez' next service game -- to earn a fifth set point. Then hehit the contentious, dipping crosscourt forehand.

The ball was called out and Gonzalez didn't take a swing. Roddickchallenged the call immediately, and the evidence showed that theball just caught the line, giving Roddick the set to level at two-all and igniting a protest from Gonzalez.

Safina had to retire because of the recurrence of a back injurywhen she was serving at 5-4 down and 30-40 against Maria Kirilenko.

Kirilenko next plays 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, whobecame the first Chinese player to reach the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Alona Bondarenko.

Kuznetsova lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to Nadia Petrova.

Former No. 1 Justine Henin continued her run in her first GrandSlam tournament in two years with a 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3 win overfellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, keeping her on track for aquarterfinal meeting with Petrova.

Defending champion Nadal and No. 5 Andy Murray held off two ofthe tallest men and biggest servers in tennis to set up aquarterfinal match up.

Nadal, who beat Roger Federer in the 2009 final, had a 6-4, 4-6,6-4, 6-4 win over 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, and Murrayovercame 6-foot-9 American John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2.

No. 1 Federer and No. 3 Djokovic were playing fourth-roundmatches Monday