LAST 16. AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2008
JUSTINE HENIN defeated SU-WEI HSIEH 6-2, 6-2
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated ELENA DEMENTIEVA 6-2, 6-0
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated CASEY DELLACQUA 7-6(7-3), 6-1
SERENA WILLIAMS defeated NICOLE VAIDISOVA 6-3, 6-4
VENUS WILLIAMS defeated MARTA DOMACHOWSKA 6-4, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-1, 7-6(7-2)
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA defeated MARIA KIRILENKO 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA defeated NADIA PETROVA 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
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QUARTERFINALS
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated JUSTINE HENIN 6-4, 6-0
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated SERENA WILLIAMS 6-3, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(7-3), 6-4
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA defeated AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-2, 6-2
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SEMIFINALS
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated JELENA JANKOVIC 6-3, 6-1
ANA IVANOVIC defeated DANIELA HANTUCHOVA 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
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FINAL
MARIA SHARAPOVA defeated ANA IVANOVIC 7-5, 6-3
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(The pictures above show Maria at Wimbledon 2008. The year started in fantastic fashion for Sharapova, with the young Russian storming to victory at the Australian Open without so much as dropping a set. The results from that tournament can be seen above.)