Sharapova beats Venus Williams in Australian Open  Russia's
Maria Sharapova belts a backhand en route to a straight-set
victory over Venus Williams. Russia's Maria Sharapova belts a
backhand en route to a straight-set victory over Venus Williams.
(Getty Images) Posted: January 19, 2013  MELBOURNE, Australia -
Maria Sharapova leaned back, pumped her arms and screamed after
her 6-1, 6-3 win Friday over Venus Williams in the Australian
Open, her first over the seven-time Gram Slam winner.  This was
a match clearly worth celebrating, but in the end it was just a
preliminary win and there's a lot of tennis left.  "I was just
really pumped," Sharapova said.  Her exuberant celebration had
little effect on Williams, who barely acknowledged it as she
made her way from the court.  "Definitely not my best today,"
Williams said. "I just had a lot of errors. . . . That never
helps."  After back-to-back 6-0, 6-0 wins in the first two
rounds, Sharapova has conceded the fewest number of games en
route to the fourth round.  S