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Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - French Open champion Maria Sharapova, Roland Garros runner-up Simon Halep and Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard were among Fridays third-round winners at the 2015 Australian Open. The second-seeded former world No. 1 Sharapova blitzed helpless 31st-seeded Kazakhstani Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6-1 in 61 minutes at Laver Arena. I started really focused, I knew I had a tough, long match previously, so I wanted to start off strong and finish strong, said Sharapova. I think I did a good job of that. Sharapova captured the Aussie Open in 2008 and was the runner-up here in 2007 and 2012. The five-time major champ will face Chinese Peng Shuai in the fourth round on Sunday. Meanwhile, the No. 3 seed Halep fought past American Bethanie Mattek-Sands to reach the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-5 decision. Halep led 4-1 in the second set before Mattek-Sands mounted a mini comeback, only to fall short in the end. Up next for the Romanian Halep will be Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. The seventh-seeded Canadian star Bouchard had a tough first set but ended up cruising in the second to get past capable Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-0. I dont think it was the prettiest tennis out there today, admitted Bouchard, who has a big fan base in Australia. Her fourth-round opponent will be Romanias Irina-Camelia Begu. Tenth-seeded Russian left-hander Ekaterina Makarova defeated 22nd-seeded Czech and last weeks Sydney runner-up Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4, while Wickmayer pulled off an upset of 14th-seeded former French Open runner-up Sara Errani, of Italy, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. In some other third-round action, the 21st-seeded Peng battled her way past Kazakhstans Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, German Julia Goerges topped Czech Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (8-6), 7-5, and Begu dismissed German Carina Witthoeft 6-4, 6-4. Goerges should have her hands full with Makarova on Sunday. The third round is scheduled to conclude on Saturday, including matches for top-seeded five-time Aussie champion Serena Williams, fourth-seeded Wimbledon titlist and last weeks Sydney winner Petra Kvitova and 18th-seeded former Aussie finalist Venus Williams. The 18-time Grand Slam champion and reigning U.S. Open queen Serena will take on 26th-seeded Elina Svitolina, while the left-handed Kvitova will tangle with rising American Madison Keys and the former No. 1 and seven- time Grand Slam champion Venus will encounter talented Italian Camila Giorgi. Also on Day 6, sixth-seeded former Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska will meet 30th-seeded American Varvara Lepchenko; 11th-seeded 2014 Aussie runner-up Dominika Cibulkova will battle 19th-seeded Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 25th-seeded Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova will face former world No. 1 star Victoria Azarenka; and Coco Vandeweghe will lock horns with fellow American and last weeks Hobart runner-up Madison Brengle. Cibulkova was last years Aussie runner-up to since-retired Li Na. The two-time Aussie Open champ and two-time U.S. Open runner-up Azarenka titled in Melbourne back-to-back in 2012 and 2013 before being slowed by a foot injury last year. She appears to be completely healthy now and ready to make a deep run at this fortnight. Thurman Munson Jersey Yogi Berra Jersey ., climbed from seventh to fifth spot in womens competition Sunday at the ISU world junior figure skating championships. http://www.yankeesrookiestore.com/Yankee...rd-Kids-Jersey/. Vonn had another scary moment at Saturdays World Cup downhill in Val dIsere, ending up clutching her knee in pain after losing her balance and missing a gate. But she gave a reassuring answer shortly afterward, saying no new damage had been done to the surgically repaired knee, and that her plans for the Sochi Olympics were still intact. Joe DiMaggio Jersey .A. remained bitter for Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers on the long flight back home to New York. Wade Boggs Jersey . Mickelson shot a 2-under 70 after opening with a 77 -- his worst score of the season -- on TPC San Antonios AT&T Oaks Course. Lefty was 11 strokes behind leader Steven Bowditch, the Australian who had a 67 to reach 8-under 136.Mikko Koivu is officially out for the Olympics. The Minnesota Wild forward announced he will not play for Team Finland, still recovering from surgery to repair an ankle fracture suffered in early Januaryy.dddddddddddd The 30-year-old played for Finland in 2006 and 2010, winning a silver in Torino and a bronze in Vancouver. In 44 games this season, Koivu has eight goals and 35 points. ' ' '