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From Monsters and Critics.com Tennis Melbourne, Australia - Two-time champion Serena Williams and aspiring No. 1 Nicole Vaidisova will play their quarterfinal matches Tuesday at the Australian Open. An unseeded Williams will take on 16th-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer, while a 10th-seeded Vaidisova will encounter her upstart countrywoman Lucie Safarova, who upended 2006 Aussie Open champion Amelie Mauresmo here over the weekend. The former world No. 1 Williams is 1-0 lifetime against the capable Peer, with the victory coming on a hardcourt in Miami two years ago. The seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams captured the Aussie Open in 2003 and 2005. The world No. 12 Vaidisova is 2-1 all-time against her fellow Czech Safarova, including a victory at last year's French Open. Tuesday's victors will square off in the semifinals here. The other quarterfinals will be held on Wednesday, when top-seeded Maria Sharapova will tangle with her 12th-seeded fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze and fourth-seeded Belgian Kim Clijsters will meet sixth-seeded Swiss Martina Hingis. © 2007 The Sports Network © Copyright 2007 by monstersandcritics.com. This notice cannot be removed without permission. |