Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2019. Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates after winning the match against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki. REUTERS/Aly Song
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the Australian Open by former world number one Maria Sharapova, who fired a warning to the rest of the field with a resounding three-set win on Friday.
Five-times Grand Slam winner Sharapova struck 37 winners in a 6-4 4-6 6-3 win to set up a fourth-round clash with home favourite Ashleigh Barty.
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