Williams manages to dominate match with Sharapova.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 18 2008) UCOM -Serena Williams reached the Family Circle Cup semi-finals on Friday
(April 18) by beating triple grand slam winner Maria Sharapova 7-5 4-6 6-1.

    The second-seeded Russian won only nine of 35 points in the final set,
losing to her American opponent for the fifth time in seven career matches.

    Williams, seeded fifth, blasted 11 aces and successfully landed 65
percent of her first serves during the two-hour, 30-minute affair to set up a
match against either Agnes Szavay of Hungary or France's Alize Cornet who were
next on court.
    "I got off to a slow start but I am just happy to get through, I
didn't play my best tennis today for sure," Williams said afterwards.
    Top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia was due to face Russian number nine
seed Vera Zvonareva later on Friday.

Family Circle Cup women's singles quarter-final result from Charleston,
South Carolina
5-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 7-5 4-6 6-1