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MELBOURNE Womens Nike Free Run 4.0 Flyknit Red Online , Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Open women's champion Victoria Azarenka continues to cruise through, keeping her dream of a third crown alive on Monday, while Gael Monfils registered his best ever result in Melbourne on Monday.


Azarenka, a two-time winner of the title, easily brushed aside a challenge from Czech world Number 48 Barbora Strycova in straight sets on Monday and said post-match that she felt a little déjà vu walking onto court, as it was the third year in a row that she had eliminated Strycova from the tournament.


""Hopefully next year we will play quarters,"" Azarenka joked after the match, ""She's so tough, but I played smart and took my opportunities.""


""I feel really happy. I think I'm enjoying myself on the court and it helps me be in good shape physically.""


Azarenka's half of the draw has opened up considerably since Number 2 seed Simona Halep, Number 3 seed Garbine Muguruza, Number 6 seed Petra Kvitova and Number 8 seed Venus Williams fell earlier in the tournament, but the Number 14 seed refused to speculate on adding a third Australian Open crown to her trophy cabinet, saying she has a battle on her hands when she faces 7th seed Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinal.


""(Kerber and I) always have such amazing battles, she's a fighter,"" Azarenka said.


Kerber struggled with her serve early in the match against countrywoman Annika Beck, but rallied late to shut-out the world Number 55, the 7th seed won 6-4, 6-0 and said she was ecstatic to make the quarterfinals for the time in Melbourne.


""I'm feeling good and had a great preseason. I was trying to transfer it to my matches,"" Kerber said in her press conference.


Kerber said despite having never beaten Azarenka in six attempts, it counts for nothing when they next meet on Wednesday.


""I never won against her right now, but that will be a challenge. I will be looking forward when I play against her to really take my chances, take the next match,"" Kerber said.


""It starts from zero, and I know what's coming from her. I will try to be aggressive and try to go and win the match.""


Meanwhile in the men's draw, the 23rd seed Gael Monfils also registered his first quarterfinal berth in Melbourne, after he shook off injury and an early challenge from Russian Andrey Kuznetsov.


The enigmatic Frenchman lost the second set after injuring his hand while leaping for a ball, but manage to recover and take the match, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.


Monfils said Kuznetsov tried to dictate the match, and was successful in the second set, but added that he was able to wrestle the match back onto his own terms in the third and fourth sets.


""I knew he would try to play very fast and he did,"" Monfils told the press, ""I was a bit nervous but I became a bit better and put more pressure on him.""


Monfils said he was thrilled to be living up to his potential, having never before made the quarterfinals in Melbourne.


""I'm happy to make the next round, but I'm already focused on the quarterfinal. I hope I have a wonderful second week,"" Monfils said.


The fourth round continues in Melbourne on Monday night.

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RAMALLAH， May 15 (Xinhua) -- The efforts of France and the Arab states on holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict go fast and in the right direction， an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday.


Nabil Abu Rdineh said in a press statement at the end of a meeting held on Sunday in Ramallah between President Abbas and France Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault that the talks between the two men focused on the efforts that France exerts for holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East.


"The aim is to get the peace process out of its current stalemate，" Abu Rdineh said， adding that President Abbas expressed the Palestinians' gratitude to France for its deep concerns and commitment to hold the conference and halt the status of instability in Palestine and the entire region.


Abu Rdineh also said that French FM Ayrault briefed President Abbas on the results of his earlier meeting held in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Meanwhile， Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Reyad al-Malki told reporters after the meeting with Ayrault that Ayrault informed the Palestinian side that his country is going ahead in the preparations for holding the ministerial meeting that is scheduled to prepare for the peace conference.


"The ministerial meeting might be postponed for a day or two for technical reasons related to guaranteeing the arrival all the foreign ministers， including United States Secretary of State John Kerry to the meeting，" said al-Malki， adding that France insists on holding the ministerial meeting and the peace conference."


The Palestinians， according to al-Malki， expressed full readiness to cooperate with France and other countries in all fields and on all levels， saying "the Palestinians are feeling comfortable from the French position， adding that "we hope that the French efforts will succeed in getting peace back to its track."


Asked about Kerry's attendance of the international ministerial meeting， al-Malki stated that "we believe that he will attend and we have the hope and the expectations，" adding that "there are big efforts to make Kerry attending， and the last telephone conversation with President Abbas shows that he will."


On the issue of Ayrault meeting on Sunday morning with Israeli PM Netanyahu， al-Malki said that "Ayrault listens to Netanyahu's remarks， but told us during the meeting that France insists on keeping its preparations for holding the peace conference."


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