Through and not through in Melbourne

Quick look at the Australian Open:

After her previous epic match, which made me concerned for her health and well-being, Simona Halep zipped through Osaka (the player, not the city) easily.  Next match won't be so easy, a quarterfinal vs. Pliskova, seeded 6th. But she won't have to worry about Svitolina, who nearly, nearly, nearly beat her in last year's French Open, because Pliskova lost to unseeded Elise Mertens of Belgium, who is the first semi-finalist on the women's side.  The other two quarterfinals are Kerber vs. Keys and Suarez-Navarro vs. Wozniacki.

Boy, I sure would appreciate a Halep-Wozniacki final, where two deserving players would face off with their first Slam on the line.

On the men's side, Dimitrov is playing now, and Nadal and Federer are in the quarters, too.  The no-name unseeded quarterfinal is USA's Sandgren vs. Korea's Chung.  Who?  Exactly.  The big surprise was the ousting of Novak Djokovic, who still hasn't fully rediscovered his game.