Set fair , she might encounter her great rival Serena Williams in the quarter - final .
With her 6 - 1 , 6 - 0 thrashing of the British No5 , Sharapova also kept alive the two soap opera plotlines underpinning the championships .
Set fair , Sharapova might encounter Sharapova 's great rival Serena Williams in the quarter - final .
With her 6 - 1 , 6 - 0 thrashing of the British No5 , Sharapova also kept alive the two soap opera plotlines underpinning the championships .