The top-ranked Henin had another straight-set win over an unseeded player, routing Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round Sunday when two-set victories dominated after an extra-long Day 6.
The fifth-seeded Sharapova pounded fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-0, breaking the 11th-ranked player in six of her seven service games, including one at love to finish off the match in 62 minutes.
"I have always had really tough games against her," Sharapova said, "and I wanted to make sure I kept my focus all the way through."
That was a good warmup for the next stage.
"Justine's the one to beat," Sharapova said. "She's on a pretty good winning streak, but every match is new.
"The one in Madrid was tough but physically she got me in the end she was tougher than I was in the end. But I had many chances and I was very close to winning."
In an early match Monday, No. 4 Ana Ivanovic joined Sharapova and Henin in the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 7-6 (2) win over Caroline Wozniacki.
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