Maria breezes through in German Open

Maria Sharapova looked quick and confident on Wednesday as she breezed past German 19-year-old Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-2 6-2 to win a third round place in the German Open claycourt tournament.



Sharapova, who is the top seed in Berlin and will become world number one if she wins, took control from the start, pushing early to the net for winning returns.



Her match against the German, whose highest world ranking is 40, lasted just over an hour.



In the third round (played tomorrow), Maria will play Shuai Peng of China, Maria has never played Peng before.