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 Daniela at Wimbledon 2008. The Australian Open is where Hantuchova enjoyed her best Grand Slam performance in 2008, the Slovakian making it all the way through to the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic in 3 sets. The results from that tournament can be seen above.)