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World number one and defending champion Serena Williams smacked down Margarita Gasparyan to sweep into an Australian Open quarter-final against Maria Sharapova on Sunday.
The American top seed and 21-time Grand Slam winner wasted little energy in swatting aside the unseeded Russian 6-2, 6-1 in 55 minutes at Rod Laver Arena to set up the mouth-watering clash with her long-time rival.
Williams has won every game against Sharapova since 2004, including last year's final at Melbourne Park.
Five-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova came through an epic 7-5, 7-5 battle against 12th seed Belinda Bencic immediately before Williams came on court.
Williams, who rarely looks at the draw during a tournament, claimed she didn't know who she was facing next.
"I had no idea," she said, when told Sharapova was up next by a courtside interviewer. "I really have nothing to lose. We're both just doing the best we can. It'll be fun."
Serena #Williams on-court interview #AusOpen Watch more https://t.co/Ek545Zh2D9 https://t.co/fDoslm5gHkThe 34-year-old had schooled another Russian, Daria Kasatkina, in the earlier round, crushing her in just 44 minutes, and now it was the 58th-ranked Gasparyan's turn.
- Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2016
#Ausopen: #Serena sets up #AustralianOpen quarter-final with #Sharapova Read here: https://t.co/mC4f752aMu pic.twitter.com/WIFMvCCxlYThe top seed claimed her first Australian Open title in 2003, beating sister Venus in the final, and reached her sixth last year when she toppled Sharapova.
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) January 24, 2016
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