Venus out; Henin beats Sharapova

American crashes to Russia's Petrova; Belgian 22nd seed will face Stosur

PARIS - Second seed Venus Williams crashed to Russia's Nadia Petrova in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday as Justine Henin edged her way through a tight battle with Maria Sharapova.

Williams, a runnerup here in 2002 became the biggest casualty of the tournament so far when she lost 6-3, 6-4 to Petrova, the 19th seed, on Court Philippe Chatrier.