Maria Sharapova defeated Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-7,6-4,6-3 to reach
the quarter finals of 2012 Olympics tennis event. The Russian will meet
Kim Clijsters of Belgium who beat Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-3,6-4.
Meanwhile Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova outclassed Flavia Pennetta
6-3,6-0 to set a quarter final showdown against another Russian Maria
Kirilenko. Kirilenko reached the last eight beating Julia Goerges of
Germany in straight sets 7-6,6-3.
Seventh
seed Germany's Angelique Kerber defeated three time Olympic gold
medalist Venus Williams of USA 7-6,7-6 to reach the quarterfinals. In
the first set Williams failed to convert three set points, then blew a
5-1 lead in the tiebreaker. She was up 3-1 in the second set, but Kerber
again came back. World number one Victoria Azarenka and former world
number one Caroline Wozniacki also earned spot in the quarterfinals
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