It's quarterfinals day at the ASB Classic in Auckland today with four semifinal spots up for grabs.

Teenage British qualifier Heather Watson will look to continue with a relaxed attitude at the ASB Classic today.

Top seed Maria Sharapova and defending champion Yanina Wickmayer remain on course for the ideal final at the ASB Classic.

Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova was the biggest casualty today during a string of upsets at the ASB Classic tennis tournament.

Top seed Maria Sharapova has advanced to the quarterfinals at the ASB Classic today, beating Renata Voracova in straight sets.

Former runner-up Elena Vesnina today exited the ASB Classic tennis tournament.

German qualifier Sabine Lisicki is relishing the prospect of going on a packed centre court at the ASB Classic.

ASB Classic officials will be delighted that their top seed didn't suffer a first round exit as they put up the sold out signs.

New Zealand's opening singles challenge came to a predictable end yesterday, but not before a fighting effort from Sacha Jones.

Photos from the ASB Classic tennis open in Auckland.

Live scoring of day one action at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

New Zealand tennis No 1 Sacha Jones is remarkably relaxed about getting another bit of rough luck in the women's Classic.

Maria Sharapova says being able to win a Grand Slam tournament this year would be the biggest feat of her career.

Russian beauty Maria Sharapova is hardly living the life of a superstar in Auckland.

In every sporting superstar's life you can point to a flashpoint, where their life made the jump from ordinary to extraordinary.

Maria Sharapova is the difference between a highly anticipated week at Stanley St and a fairly flat ASB Classic field.

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova had to cancel her first practice because of Auckland's bad weather.

The world's highest-paid female athlete, glamorous tennis star Maria Sharapova, has arrived in Auckland for the ASB Classic.