The seventh seeded Russian beat the American ace in the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island championship.
The Indian ace demolished Russian Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-3 in just 55 minutes.
Justine Henin-Hardenne crushed Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-3 in the semi-final
Defending champion Nadia Petrova was also shown the door in the quarter-finals of the German Open.
The world no. 1 will take on Farina Elia in the summit clash of the Amelia Island Championship.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the semi-finals of the Nasdaq-100 Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over tennager Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.
The former champions lit up the courts with their amazing tennis after a wet start to the fifth day at the Australian Open.
Serena Williams revived memories of her two Australian Open titles by coming from a set and a break down to beat Russian fifth seed Nadia Petrova 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in the fourth round on Friday.
The top seeds scored a 3-0 whitewash of France to make the grade.
The Belgian former world number one takes a break from tennis to recover from fatigue.
Amelie Mauresmo shocked the world number one 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Amelia Island championship.
The Russian battled back from a set down to beat French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final.
The Japanese battled from a set down to beat Russia's Nadia Petrova 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
The world No. 1 was beaten by unseeded Russian Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the third round of the Canadian Open.
The Belgian duo set up a rematch of their French Open final after winning their semi-finals at the Ordina Open. \n\n
Sania Mirza, who is bidding adieu to the game, says she never had the fear of losing in her heart because it makes a player defensive.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw which includes five-times US Open champion and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed - his first time the Swiss has been placed outside the top three in a Grand Slam in over ten years.
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