http://www.familycirclecup.com/pages/articles/20080417214615.html Clash of the Titans: Maria vs. Serena By: John Berkok Just two of the 56 players in the main draw of the 2008 Family Circle Cup had made it all the way to the world No.1 ranking, the pinnacle of women's tennis. In Charleston on Friday the two former No.1s will meet as Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams do battle in the quarterfinals of the Tier I clay court event. 赛事唯二当过前球后的小威跟莎娃要在八强相遇了。 Sharapova and Williams split their first four match-ups evenly, 2-2. Williams won their first meeting, on the hardcourts of Miami in 2004, 6-4, 6-3; Sharapova retaliated with two wins later that year, notching high-profile final wins at Wimbledon (6-1, 6-4) and the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships (46 62 64, having trailed 4-0 in the third set). Williams won a nail-biter at the Australian Open at the beginning of 2005, saving three match points en route to prevailing, 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, to even their head-to-head. But that's when the American completely took over. 莎威战史： 前四场两人各赢两场；迈阿密、澳网/温布敦、年终。 05澳网之後，小威就没再过给莎娃任何机会。 In their only two meetings since then Williams has completely dominated, with a 6-1, 6-2 win in the 2007 Australian Open final and an even more lopsided 61 61 win in the fourth round of Miami a few months later. With those two wins, the 26-year-old became the only player ever to beat Sharapova twice with the loss of only three games or less (those who have achieved the feat once are Monica Seles, Kim Clijsters, Anastasia Myskina, Lindsay Davenport and Ana Ivanovic). WTA众女将里，有很多人能够在跟莎娃对阵中，只让她拿不超过三局(参阅上方括弧)。 但是小威的纪录是，她是唯一：Oops, I did it again! 的；而且迈阿密第四轮那场比 澳网决赛还更一边倒。 Although the two players have played each other six times already there is an unknown remaining, as this will be the first time they will do battle on clay. Williams has a better clay court resume, claiming two titles on the surface - at Rome and Roland Garros in 2002 - but Sharapova is coming on strong on clay this year, claiming her first title on the surface at Amelia Island last week. With their big serves, huge groundstrokes and steely nerves, this is going to be a match to remember on the green clay of Charleston. 尽管即将进行第七场对决，但却是首次在土场上交手。小威以往在土场上成绩比较出色， 但是莎娃今年表现也有突破。两人将会以强力发球、底线狂抽和钢铁般的意志让这成为一 场难忘的比赛。 (嗯，我是觉得他们两个过去每一场都很难忘啦。) --

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