Don't call it a comeback--because she's out. Maria Sharapova got blasted off the court by second-seeded world #3 Venus Williams, by the score of 6-2, 6-2.

Sharapova didn't get much help from her second serve, winning only 25% of the points on it and throwing in eight double faults. Time for more questions about her shoulder.

This was only Sharapova's second loss in a US Open Series event since 2005. It broke a ten-match win streak in the events. This, not coincidentally, is also the first time Sharapova has met a Williams sister in a US Open series event.

Venus Williams, on the other hand, made her first semifinal in Stanford since 2005. Williams has made the finals of Stanford six times, but has won the title only twice.

She'll have her hands full with another Russian blonde, WTA #4 Elena Dementieva, in the semifinals. Dementieva crushed Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4, in a match that wasn't nearly as competitive as the score would let on.