Melbourne: Sharapova missed out on a 3rd successive 'double-bagel' but humbled Williams 6-1 6-3 to charge into the 4th round of the Australian Open on Friday.The centre court crowd was left stunned as the 2nd seeded Russian scorched to a 4-0 lead in the first set to rattle her American opponent, and charged on in the 2nd to wrap up the match in 79 minutes on a chilly evening at Rod Laver Arena.The twentififth seed Venus Williams sparked raucous cheers by breaking Maria Sharapova and holding her serve late in the 2nd set, but the Russian sealed the match with an ace and unleashed a 1st-pumping shriek.
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