Giant-killers Ekaterina Makarova and Kei Nishikori were cut down to size at the Australian Open on Wednesday as Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray strode into the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.
World number 56 Makerova had slayed five-times champion Serena Williams in the fourth round with venomous backhands and dogged determination, but she was let down by an insipid serve against Sharapova, who ran out an easy 6-2 6-3 winner.
In Image: Russia's Maria Sharapova hits a backhand to compatriot Ekaterina Makarova
Text: Reuters
Images: AP
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