Highlights of Tennis-Australian Open day 11

MELBOURNE - 25 January 2018: Highlights of Thursday's 11th day of the Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year (times in GMT):

0740 HALEP OUTLASTS GUTSY KERBER, REACHES FINAL

World number one Simona Halep saved two match points in the deciding set before outlasting Angelique Kerber 6-3 4-6 9-7 to reach the final. Halep, who prevailed in two hours and 20 minutes, takes on Caroline Wozniacki in the title clash.

"I'm shaking now, I'm really emotional. I'm really glad I could resist and win this match," Halep, who like Wozniacki is targeting her first grand slam title, said after the match.

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0454 WOZNIACKI HOLDS NERVE TO MAKE FINAL

Caroline Wozniacki staved off a late fightback from Belgian Elise Mertens to advance to the final with a 6-3 7-6(2) victory. She will meet world number one Simona Halep or two-times grand slam winner Angelique Kerber on Saturday.

0441 MARACH-PAVIC PAIR INTO MEN'S DOUBLES FINAL

Austrian Oliver Marach and Croatia's Mate Pavic came from behind to beat Japan's Ben Mclachlan and German Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) to make the men's doubles final. They next take on the winners of the match between Americans Bob and Mike Bryan and the Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.

0110 DOUBLES UNDERWAY AT MELBOURNE PARK

Play is underway at Melbourne Park with a mixed doubles quarter-final on Rod Laver Arena ahead of the three singles semi-finals.

The temperature was 24 degrees Celsius and forecast to reach a high of 26. Read our preview of the day's action here