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Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) - Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and former Melbourne titlist Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals, while five-time titlist Serena Williams was a stunning fourth-round upset victim Monday at the Australian Open. Custom Saints Jersey . An error-prone Williams was knocked out by Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3 on Day 8 of the fortnight. The 12th-seeded Williams misfired for 37 unforced errors and double-faulted seven times in her 82-minute setback at Rod Laver Arena. "Im not physically 100 percent, so I cant be so angry at myself, even though Im very unhappy," said Williams, who suffered an ankle injury a few weeks ago. "I know that I can play a hundred times better than I did this whole tournament." Barely able to get her first serve in half the time, Williams tallied 20 of her errors and four of her double faults in the second set. "She went for broke on a lot of her shots. I made 37 errors," Williams said. "That kind of tells the story of the match." The 23-year-old Makarova called Williams "a great player" and said she was surprised to beat her. "Its really tough to play against her," Makarova said. "But, I dont know, I just feel so good and so focused. So I played my game, and thats it. I won against Serena. Thats amazing." Williams owns 13 major titles, including five here in Melbourne. She was riding a 17-match winning streak here, having captured back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 before missing last years Grand Slam of the Pacific because of health reasons. The 30-year-old Williams was the last American, man or woman, standing here. Makarova will now appear in her first-ever major quarterfinal and it will come against her compatriot Sharapova on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the second-seeded Czech Kvitova continued her winning ways with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) straight-set win over 21st-seeded former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. The match ended in 85 minutes at Laver. The former French Open champion Ivanovic was the 2008 Aussie runner-up to Sharapova. The 21-year-old Kvitova, who beat Sharapova in last years Wimbledon finale and is also the reigning WTA Championships titlist, fired seven aces among her 30 winners, converting three of her six break points, and moved on to face surprising Italian Sara Errani, who cooled off Chinese Zheng Jie 6-2, 6-1 to reach her first-ever Grand Slam quarter. Zheng had won her first eight matches of 2012, including a title in Auckland three weeks ago. A fourth-seeded Sharapova came from behind to best 14th-seeded German slugger Sabine Lisicki 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in 2 hours, 15 minutes. A sloppy Sharapova advanced despite piling up eight double faults and 47 unforced errors. "A lot of ups and downs today -- fortunately I finished on a high note," Sharapova said. "Even though I didnt play my best tennis I fought to the end and sometimes thats what gets you through." Sharapova will meet Makarova for a third time, as the 24-year-old former world No. 1 and three-time major champion holds a 2-0 lifetime advantage. The quarterfinals will commence Tuesday, as top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki will meet 11th-seeded reigning Aussie Open champ Kim Clijsters and third- seeded Victoria Azarenka will encounter eighth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska. The former world No. 1 Clijsters is 2-0 lifetime against Wozniacki, as the Belgian bested the Dane in the 2009 U.S. Open final and the 2010 Tour Championships title tilt. Azarenka is 6-3 versus Radwanska, including a victory in a semifinal in Sydney just two weeks ago. The Belarusian star went on to title in Sydney. Clijsters beat Chinese Li Na in last years finale to capture her first-ever Aussie title and fourth Grand Slam championship. Andrus Peat Womens Jersey . Watch it live tonight on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. You can also listen to the game live on TSN Radio Montreal 690 and TSN.ca/Montreal. The Canadiens notched a 3-2 regulation win over the visiting Devils on Monday, giving Montreal a 6-0-1 record over its past seven contests. Archie Manning Youth Jersey . Sitting five points out of a playoff spot with only 10 games left on their schedule, the Canucks are in danger of missing the postseason in their first campaign under head coach John Tortorella.CARSON, Calif. - Giles Barnes scored two goals to help lift the Houston Dynamo over Chivas USA 4-1 on Saturday night. Houston (3-4-2) snapped a six-match winless skid and equaled its offensive output from the last seven games. Brad Davis and Will Bruin also scored for Houston. Erick Torres scored the lone goal for Chivas USA (1-5-3), which had its winless streak extend to eight. Chivas finished with 10 players as goaalkeeper Tim Melia was sent off in the 67th minute for tripping Will Bruin inside the penalty area. Garrett Grayson Womens Jersey. Chivas opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Torres converted a penalty kick, but Houston scored the next four goals. Chivas goalkeeper Tim Melia was handed a red card for tripping Bruin inside the penalty area. Barnes converted the penalty in the 69th minute to provide the final margin. wholesale stitched jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale nfl jerseyscheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys china ' ' '

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