Maria Sharapova continues sweeping their way through the Australia Open and qualified for the knockout stage after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-1, 6-2, while Czech Petra Kvitova benefited from the withdrawal through injury of Maria Kirilenko.

Sharapova, seeded fourth, is showcasing a massive forcefulness on the track. If before this match had yielded only two games in the first two rounds, this Saturday only allowed his rival snatch three.

The Russian said after the game that “I have been aggressive enough. It gave her a chance to play as I wanted, but in the second set was a little more battle because he played with more confidence.”

Petra Kvitova, second favorite, benefited from the injury to the Russian Kirilenko, who retired at the beginning of the second set, after failing to score a single game in the match (6-0 and 1-0). The Czech player will have a difficult second-round knockout at the world exnúmero one Ana Ivanovic, who is offering a very good level of play in Melbourne.

Daniela Hantuchova qualified for the semifinals of the Eastbourne tournament after defeating in three sets to Venus Williams, who reappeared on the grass this week after half English away from the ski season through injury.

Venus Williams not play a game at the circuit since the last Open in Australia, when he had to retire through injury. Months passed, and his return to racing as well as her sister Serena, was more than once in jeopardy. Finally Eastbourne was the setting for the desired return, the ideal scenario for the preparation of Wimbledon 2011. Although most of the surprised Williams sisters in the first two rounds beating players like Andrea Petkovic entity and Ana Ivanovic, could not overcome in the quarter-final Daniela Hantuchova, To which is assigned by an aggregate score of 6-2, 5-7 and 6-2 after two hours and twenty three minutes of play in a clash played at Center Court of Devonshire Park, a match that was delayed because of rainfall early in the morning and in the Slovak was clearly superior with the exception of a break in the final stretch of the second set cost him his sleeve. It is the first victory of the Slovak to the U.S. in eleven clashes between the two. In the semifinals, Hantuchova is measured to the winner of the duel pitting the Czech Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska.

The outcome of the match between Novak Djokovic and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro at Roland Garros will have to wait until Saturday to get the match suspended because of darkness after beating world number two in the first set 6-3 and Tandil the second by the same result.

The long duration of the match between Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, four hours and three minutes, forced to delay the most important contest of the day, which ultimately moved the Court Philippe Chatrier, where planned in principle to the Suzanne Lenglen. This change of location caused the anger of those who had tickets for the plant, which flocked to the Lenglen, although not everyone could access the site.

Djokovic took the first set in 46 minutes after the beginning of lengthy exchanges that took 14 minutes to consume only two games played. Then the Belgrade launched its formidable repertoire full security to achieve the first set quickly.

A break, with final double fault including, in the fourth game, provided an advantage for the U.S. Open champion in 2009 at the second set. The Argentine took the opportunity to go on the scoreboard and win the part, as the crowd did the wave forward to seeing more tennis. Del Potro saved a predicament in the eighth game with two aces in a row, and won the set with another service winner. The match was suspended after an hour and 36 minutes. Djokovic, who has 41 wins in a row, will have to wait an extra day if you want to match the record of John McEnroe, the third best ever, with the permission of Del Potro.