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 | Masha Sharapova defeated Venus Williams in Melbourne18-01-2013 |
The Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova qualified for the fourth round of the Australian Open tennis, having managed to beat the American Venus Williams with 2:0 sets. In one of the most anticipated clashes in Melbourne in this round, The Beautiful Masha did not encounter any resistance from her distinguished opponent.
The Russian, seeded two in the first of the year Grand Slam tournament, won with categorical 6:1 6:3 after just an hour and 19 minutes.
The bigger of the two Williams sisters is not in her best form, and enter the race with number 25 among the set.
Opponents of Maria Sharapova in the next round of the competition will be Kirsten Flipkens from Belgium, who beat another Russian - Valeria Savina with 6:2, 4:6, 6:3.
The prize fund of the Australian Open is 11.6 million dollars.