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Australian Open: Simona Halep beaten by Alize Cornet

Two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep is out of the Australian Open, losing in three sets to France's Alize Cornet in hot conditions in Melbourne.

Cornet, 32, won 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of a major for the first time.

Romanian 14th seed Halep, a finalist in 2018, had won all eight of her previous matches in 2022.

The unseeded world number 61 Cornet will face American 27th seed Danielle Collins for a place in the semi-finals.

More to follow.