Australian Open '08: women's singles semis: enough Jelena Jancovic already this early in the tour year; Daniela's growing force

It was Maria Sharapova easily putting away Jelena Jancovic's clowning 6-3 6-1, and hardly soon enough. Jelena and compatriot Ana Ivanovic, who outlasted the Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 0-6 6-3 6-4, are taking celebrity hard. Ana had early success last year, and ego-tripped the remainder of the year. Odds are against her beating the methodical, serious, grounded, motivated, ready, hot, down, fixed and did I serious, no-nonsense Sharapova, but should she do so the weight of the title itself should help stabilize Ana's young (sexy, but young) thinking. Daniela, on the other hand, is 24 years old, but is yet improving her game everyday. She's a player.