Sweet redemption for 'tough cookie'

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who describes herself as "a tough little cookie," turned back the clock on Monday to reach the Australian Open last eight - her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 18 years.

The unseeded Croat last advanced this far in a major at Wimbledon in 1999, when she lost to Steffi Graf, before personal problems and injuries derailed her career.

Lucic-Baroni earned another shot at cracking the final four after sweeping American qualifier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2 in Melbourne, with Czech fifth seed Karolina Pliskova up next.