Australian Open 2016: Maria Sharapova Lose Again to Serena Williams

Well this is just sad, Maria Sharapova loses again to Serena Williams. Serena is the hurdle that she can't seem to overcome no matter how she try. Early in the game Maria Sharapova started well against Serena Williams at the Australian Open, but Williams is just too strong. It's their 18th straight game against each other.

Williams soundly defeated Sharapova 6-4 6-1 and she's now in the semi-finals. She'll meet Agnieszka Radwanska next which a lot of people expected that she'll have an easier time since Serena has been dominant against Radwanska.

Sharapova hadn't beaten Williams since 2004 but taking a 2-0 lead on a sunny day, with temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), must have given fans of the Russian, who is world's richest female athlete, hope. Well, that was just hope in the end Williams still got her number.

Maria Sharapova will Meet Serena Williams next

MELBOURNE – Russian Maria Sharapova will meet defending champion Serena Williams next in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

The 28-year-old, five-time major winner is playing her 13th Australian Open since 2003. She hit 21 aces as she battled to a 7-5 7-5 win over Swiss Belinda Bencic. While, top seeded Williams, who beat Sharapova in last year's final, crushed Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 in 55 minutes.

The 34-year-old American is chasing her 22nd Grand Slam title and seventh in Australia.

Andy Murray defeats Sam Groth 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in Australian Open

Australian Open 2016, Melbourne, Australia - Scottish Andy Murray (ranked World No. 2) handled Australian Sam Groth with ease beating him 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 in the 2nd Round of the Australian Open.

Groth, 28, has the fastest serve ever recorded to his name at 163mph, but was broken in his first four service games as Murray totally dominated him.

Groth keeps on fighting to the last, but the assault of Murray is just too much. Groth also hurt himself he wrench his ankle advancing to the net.

Murray, will face Portugal's Joao Sousa for the third time in four years.

Fellow Briton Johanna Konta earlier beat China's Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3 to reach the third round in the women's draw.

Tennis Stars New Video with All Blacks as Ball Boys

The world-champion All Blacks will be put to the test as ball boys to top names in women's tennis.
World Cup winners Sam Cane, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Joe Moody and Julian Savea will be ball boys to tennis superstars Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams and Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the ASB Classic.

On their promotional video, the world cup winners were seen hustling to get the tennis ball, giving towels and shading these beautiful tennis players from the sun during an exhibition match at Auckland's ASB Arena.

Auckland Tennis Game set to Resume after Cancellation due to Rain

Play at the Auckland men's tennis classic will be resuming shortly, after being cancelled due to rain just minutes into the day's first match.

The opening game on Tuesday, with Germans Philipp Kohlschreiber and Benjamin Becker playing a mere two points in the first game before rain pours heavily.

With the court not cleared until five hours later, organisers postponed the day's doubles schedule and spread the remaining six singles matches across three courts for the night session.