Maria is through to the 2nd round at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as she defeated Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Maria won 4-6 7-5 6-1 in 2 hours and 22 minutes.
Maria was down 4-6 2-4 but from that point on only dropped 2 more games as she booked her place in the 2nd round.
After the win Maria said: "I did a great job of hanging in there. I was a down a break in the second set. It was really important to stay patient. What I have learned is that it takes a really long time to come back and I'm okay with that. I've been playing catch-up. I know that I've got to push myself more than I ever have in my career."
In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Maria will play #12 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia. They have played 5 times before and Maria leads the series 5-0. The last meeting was at this event in 2006 when it was played indoors and Maria won in straight sets.
source: www.mariasharapova.com
Maria Sharapova |
7 | 6 | 2 |
Dinara Safina |
6 | 7 | 6 |
September 28th, 2009
Posted by: Editor
Steven Sep 29, 2009 at 01:10
Top reason Maria sharapova sucks this time: You came back two weeks ago-for this!
1
Oh Shnapp Sep 29, 2009 at 03:32
Fingers crossed this Papa Johns pizza is going to be better than the football team?
2
Wester C. P. de Moraes Sep 29, 2009 at 14:26
Maria,
Great victory!!!!!!!!
I wish you the best luck on the upcoming match!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Wester
3
Masha94 Sep 29, 2009 at 15:08
Masha great victory!!
You've destroyed her!! So good luck 4 the next match and I believe that you're gonna win in Tokyo again! Like the first time!! ;) Masha C'mon show to everybody who is the number 1!!
God Bless You!
4
Masha94 Sep 29, 2009 at 15:09
Masha great victory!! You've destroyed her!! So good luck 4 the next match and I believe that you're gonna win in Tokyo again! Like the first time!! ;) Masha C'mon show to everybody who is the number 1!!
God Bless You!
5
Leave a comment