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Russian Maria Sharapova produced a scintillating display to end the run of comeback mum Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open, hammering the 2000 champion 6-1, 6-3 in the second round.
In a highly-anticipated battle of the two former world number ones, fifth seed Sharapova blew Davenport away in the first set and held off the American in the second to take her place in the last 32.
"To tell the truth, I treated it like a final," Sharapova said in a courtside interview.
"From the day I found out that I might play her I started working towards her game. I wanted my coach to hit the balls as hard as he can because she is one of the biggest hitters out there."
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