MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) -- The final week of the Australian Open began with Gilles Simon reaching the quarterfinals when fellow Frenchman and longtime friend Gael Monfils retired after three sets.
Sixth-seeded Simon was leading 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 when No. 12 Monfils withdrew with what appeared to be an injured right hand or arm.
On the women's side, Carla Suarez Navarro reached the quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 21 Anabel Medina Garrigues in an all-Spanish match. Fourth-seed Elena Dementieva also is in the quarters with a straight-set with over Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova. Dementieva has won 14 straight matches.
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