Angelique Kerber has continued her march towards a second Australian Open crown with a clinical third-round victory over five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova.
The 2016 champion has made just seven unforced errors, holding serve in all but one game, before cruising to a 6-1 6-3 victory in an hour and four minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Kerber will face Su-Wei Hsieh or Polish 26th seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round.
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