Sharapova, Serena could meet in Stanford QFs

Maria Sharapova, who earlier this week said she would like to get a crack at 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams this summer, may get her wish at Stanford's Bank of the West Classic, which begins next week. Seeded No. 2, Sharapova has a bye and only has to win one match  (against either Daniela Hantuchova or a qualifier) to reach the quarters. Unseeded Serena faces Anastasia Rodionova in the first round; if she wins that match, she would face the winner of the contest between sixth seed Julia Georges and Maria Kirilenko for a place in the quarterfinals.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova stunned Serena the first time they met in a Grand Slam final, at 2004 Wimbledon, but Williams has gotten the better of her the last five times they've played, twice at the Australian Open and the last time they met, at 2010 Wimbledon.

"I love playing against her," Sharapova said. "We've had very, very tough matches against each other. I don't have a great record against her, and I would love to change that.  There is no doubt I would love to play her this summer at some point."

Source: http://feeds.tennis.com/~r/tenniscom-news/~3/1tfmtGLKS6c/

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