article_snippet: No 1 Serena Williams Serena Williams did manage to reach the quarter-finals.
article_snippet: Serena Williams had earlier recovered from a nightmare start to overcome Maria Sharapova fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3/7) 6-2 6-2 in the Coachella Valley.
article_snippet: But Serena Williams became increasingly dominant as the match went on and secured Maria Sharapova win in two hours and seven minutes.
article_snippet: Carla Suarez Navarro progressed to the quarter-finals by beating British number one
article_snippet: Heather Watson 7-6 (7/5) 3-6 6-1 and standing between Carla Suarez Navarro and a place in the final four is Simona Halep, the Romanian who defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-4.
article_snippet: Serena Williams (right) shakes hands with fellow American Sloane Stephens after fellow American Sloane Stephens victory .
highlights_snippet: 1 Serena Williams beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3/7) 6-2 6-2 . 