Top seed Maria Sharapova completed the quarter-final line-up at the Australian Open on Monday by seeing off fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.
The 19-year-old edged a tight first set 7-5 and survived break points against her in the 10th game of the second set to come through 6-4.
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