Maria Sharapova was her usual steely self in seeing off Belinda Bencic in the Australian Open's fourth round. The 28-year-old, career-Slam-winning star fired 21 aces in dispatching the 18-year-old upstart, 7-5, 7-5.
Afterward, Sharapova spoke with an on-court interviewer about the match and her foe. She interestingly offered this, per ESPN's Patrick McEnroe: