On Sunday Maria will play 15 seed Silvia Farina Elia of Italia for a place in the quater finals. This match is the third match at Vodafone Arena and the schedule starts at 11.00 local time, which means she won't play before 12.15 PM.



Maria has played Farina Elia only once before at the 2004 Telecom Italia Masters in Rome, and lost 6-7 0-6.

QUESTION:
Was that a nice workout for you?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
It was. I felt pretty good out there. I was hitting pretty solid, doing the right things, serving well, putting pressure on her.



QUESTION:
We don't see your father smiling very often. Was he smiling tonight?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Well, you know, if your daughter played, you know, I wouldn't see you smiling during her match so...



You know, he's very inte...

Wimbledon champion and fourth seed Maria Sharapova crushed Chinese hope Li Na 6-0 6-2 on Friday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.


Li, 22, was playing in her first grand slam event and was outclassed by her more experienced teenage opponent.



Maria closed out the match after 50 minutes on Rod Laver Arena centre court to become the fifth Russian woman to reach the fourth round.



The 17-year-old raced through the first set in only 20 minutes, with Li loo...

On Friday evening Maria will play Na Li of China for a place in the fourth round (1/8 final). This match is the first match at Rod Laver Arena and the schedule starts at 19.30 local time (GMT +11).



Maria has never played Li before. Good luck Maria!