On a much anticipated day, fans were thrilled with three hard-fought semifinal matches featuring Rafa Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Roger Federer.

On Day 8, competition was the name of the game as semifinalists Federer, Nadal, Azarenka and Clijsters showed their mettle.

Most memorable on Day Seven of the 2012 Australian Open was a heroic win by Belgium’s Kim Clijsters and the playing lesson Roger Federer administered to Australia’s own Bernard Tomic.

On a day when the cream began to rise to thew top, the youngest player in the Men’s Draw, Bernard Tomic, showed he is ready for the big time.

Day 1 of the 2012 Australian Open will be remembered as the day Bernard Tomic took his game to the next level.

Novak Djokovic and Belgium’s Kim Clijsters look to defend their respective Australian Open titles in the year’s first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne Australia.

Djokovic, Federer, Wozniacki and Serena stormed into semis in rain lashed 2011 US Open.

Jo Willy Tsonga accomplished the unthinkable, downs Roger Federer.

The big four are all moving on and media experts are wondering if this year’s Wimbledon will be another semifinal round featuring the sport’s best four players.

Like the women’s draw, the men’s draw is set to play all Round of Sixteen matches on Monday.