Sharapova, Ivanovic and Serena Pass

Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Serena Williams continued on in the Grand Slam Australian Open third round. Third seeded it to get rid of his opponents in the second round.

In a match at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park on Thursday (1/19/2012) morning local time, Sharapova appeared dominant when meet qualifier from the United States, Jamie Hampton. This fourth seed won easily 6-0, 6-1.

Angelique Kerber (Germany) will be the next Sharapova's opponent. Kerber escaped into the third round after beating Stephanie Dubois (Canada) 7-5 and 6-1.

Ivanovic also won in straight sets in the second round. To-21-seeded Serbian origin was defeated Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands) 6-2, 6-3. Furthermore, he will meet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) or Vania King (USA).

Meanwhile, Serena defeated the Czech Republic, Barbora Zahlavov-Strycova, with a score of 6-0 and 6-4. In the third round, the 12th seed will face the winner of the match Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) vs. Greta Arn (Hungary).