Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard recovered from the loss of the first set to beat Ana Ivanovic and set up a semi-final date with fourth-seed Li Na at the Australian Open.
The 19-year-old, who was named the 2013 WTA newcomer of the year, held her nerve to record a hugely impressive in a 5-7 7-5 6-2 victory.
Ivanovic had gone into the game on the back of tough wins over Sam Stosur and Serena Williams - and the Serb needed lengthy injury time-out in the second set.
"I tried for sure to show I was calm," she said. "I did feel confident. Having lost the first set, I just tried to focus on what I had to do during the point to try to win, really just try to keep pressing her and moving forward.
"That's what kept me really calm. I felt like my game got a bit better as the match went on. In the first set I was close but I was missing shots just by a little bit.
"I think the matches I had last year on the big courts, like Maria Sharapova at the French Open, Ivanovic at Wimbledon, just being on those big stages gave me a lot of experience.
"Now walking out on centre court in Australia, I feel like I've been here before. I've been able to perform on big stages as well. It gives me that extra confidence."
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