Australian Open: Djokovic, Sharapova cruise, Stosur stumbles
Maria Sharapova hits a return to Misaki Doi during their second
round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in
Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday. (AP Photo)  MELBOURNE,
Australia (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic continued his bid
for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
second-round win over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday night.
Djokovic won the title at Melbourne Park in 2008, 2011 and '12
and is hoping to be the first man in the Open era to win three
consecutive times. Nine other men have won back-to-back in
Australia since the Open era began in 1968.       Sharapova
might find the competition tougher in the next round, where
she'll met seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams on
Friday. The older Williams sister beat Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-3 in
the first night match Wednesday on Rod Laver Arena, taking
advantage of the French player's double-fault to end the first
set.  "Tennis ... is about winning whe