Russian star Maria Sharapova makes strong rise back to just tennis sharp into the top.Maria Sharapova progressed convincingly to the quarter finals. EPA / AOP

Sharapova worked his way to the Australian open quarter-finals by defeating third-placed Danish Caroline Wozniackin . The Grand Slam tournaments almost always alisuorittajan stamp positions Wozniacki bend sharapova of reading, erin 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

in the quarters Sharapova face 15 of the invested australian Ashleigh Barty .

the Women’s singles of Friday’s matches was also seen as a bigger surprise when the unseeded american Amanda Anisimova fell to Belarus 11:th your invested aryn to Sabalenkan erin 6-3, 6-2.

the Men’s singles side, not Friday great surprises to see. Top name Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer progressed easily shortlist a clean 3-0-erävoitoin. The sixth-placed Marin Cilic it was hard for victory in front of a full five rounds esopanjalaiskonkari Fernando Verdascon .