MADRID: Maria Sharapova reached the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 demolition of France’s Kristina Mladenovic, one of her most vocal critics.

Former world number one Sharapova fired 30 winners and nine aces in her victory which gave her a last-eight clash with Dutch player Kiki Bertens who knocked out world number two Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2.

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