Mari Sharapova eclipses Venus William to reach fourth round

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.

Tennis star Serena Williams blasts Alize Cornet off court at Brisbane

The US diva started 2013 in the same emphatic fashion Serena Williams ended 2012, with a one-sided rout of anoutclassed  and outpowered opponent to charge into the Brisbane International quarter-finals.
On a day when the world's elite Serena Williams gave free tennis tips to kids at the Queensland Tennis Centre, she gave French world No.44 Alize Cornet a lesson with a 6-2 6-2 exhibition that lasted exactly 1 hour.
It was her 33rd win from her last 34 matches for William, a streak of undisputed dominance that stretches back to a 1st round shock at the French Open last May.
It wasn't the 31-year-old's full masterclass with the world No.3 looking to play within herself at times and making errors which showed she is not yet at her peak.
That is the scary thought for the rest of the world's best as she has hit the year looking as strong yet as relaxed as ever while the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur and Maria Sharapova  battle form and injury issues heading towards the Australian Open.