Australian Open 2015: Watch highlights as Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova prepare to meet in semi-finals

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Ekaterina Makarova of Russia. (Scott Barbour | Getty Images)

The Independent will be showing highlights from selected Australian Open matches between January 19 and February 1.

Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova will contest an all-Russian semi-final at the Australian Open after both won their quarter-finals in straight sets.

Sharapova beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-2 in just 78 minutes and has now beaten the Canadian in all four of their meetings. The 20-year-old Canadian made 20 unforced errors in the first set, which Sharapova won in just 41 minutes.

Makarova beat Simona Halep 6-4, 6-0 and has now reached the fourth round or better in the Australian open for the last five years in a row.