New York — Victoria Azarenka had a huge smile on her face after reaching her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than four years by beating Czech Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday.

The former world No 1 had to rally from a set down on Louis Armstrong Stadium to set up a last-eight date with Elise Mertens, her first at that stage of a Major since she lost to Angelique Kerber at the 2016 Australian Open...

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