Dominika Cibulkova(Slovakia) Beats Maria Sharapova(Russia) at the 2014 Australian Open Monday Jan 20,2014

Maria Sharapova followed Serena Williams out of the Australian Open after the second fourth-round upset in 24 hours.
World no 1 Serena Williams  a five-time Australian Open champion, was knocked out in a three-set loss to 14th-seeded Ana Ivanovic on Sunday Jan 19,2014

Third-seeded Maria Sharapova lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Dominika Cibulkova on Monday Jan 20,2014 struggling with her serve in the second and third sets and making 45 unforced errors

"I was never doubting myself," the No. 20-seeded Dominika Cibulkova said, adding that Ivanovic's win over Williams the previous day had been motivational but not her main inspiration against Sharapova

Dominika Cibulkova has now beaten Maria Sharapova twice at a Grand Slam Event -the other occasion was an even bigger upset, when the Slovakian won 6-0 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the 2009 French Open when she was ranked a lowly No.102 in the world.


The defeat of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova left two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) as the only former Australian Open winner still in contention for the 2014 title.