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Sharapova and Halep progress in Italy

Number three seed Maria Sharapova booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Thursday (14th May), following a straight sets win over Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski. Number two seed Simona Halep beat Venus Williams 6-2, 6-1 at the WTA Internazionali d'Italia in Rome on Thursday (14th May), while defending champion Serena Williams pulled out of her third round match with American compatriot Christina McHale, citing an elbow injury.