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Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova roll into French Open showdown

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will meet in the French Open fourth round on Monday, with Williams eyeing her 19th straight win in the lopsided rivalry.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, swept No. 11 seed Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-4 in the third round on Saturday. Williams is playing her first Grand Slam since winning the 2017 Australian Open while eight weeks pregnant.

About six hours earlier, the two-time French Open winner Sharapova routed No. 6 Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-1 in perhaps the most impressive match since her comeback from a 15-month doping ban last year.