By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff rallied past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend winning streaks as Melbourne Park stifled in the summer heat on Sunday.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini lead the Qatar TotalEnergies Open and Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships entry lists, but Australian Open champion Madison Keys has withdrawn from Doha due to injury.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka secured an entry in the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open, beating 42nd-ranked Denmark player Clara Tauson in their third-round clash on Friday. Sabalenka won the match 7-6(5),

Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals, overcoming their opponents in scorching Melbourne. Sabalenka dominated Mirra Andreeva with a 6-1 6-2 victory, extending her winning streak to 18.

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend her winning streak from the start of the season to nine matches.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff’s consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

Melbourne, Australia — Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, where she's three wins from achieving something no woman has done since the 1990s.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a forehand return ... Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from her third round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her quest for her third consecutive Australian Open title, defeating Russia's Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.

Reigning champion battles heat and wind to deny Tauson, while Andreeva, Vekic and Badosa all book spots in round four

Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and extend her winning streak from the start of the season to nine matches.