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.
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