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Posted by: Marco

Interview: Maria about her second round match against Linsay Lee Waters.

QUESTION
Did she surprise you a bit, the way she held in and played?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Definitely. She played amazing in the first set, was moving side to side really well. I was trying to -- you know, when an opponent plays with two hands on both sides, you try to move her a bit and try to get her on the run, but she was playing shots on the run that were just too good. It seemed lik...


Posted by: Marco

QUESTION
You handled a really dangerous opponent really well today, didn't you?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah. You know, she's a very dangerous opponent, especially in a first-round match. So I knew what to expect. I played her once before last year. Very aggressive player. Attacked her serve.



You know, I just played a good, solid first-round match. You can't expect the best from yourself. But meanwhile, you know, it's good to get through.



QUES...


Posted by: Marco

Maria Sharapova needed all her battling qualities to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, edging out unheralded American Lindsay Lee-Waters 4-6 6-0 6-3.


The fourth-seeded Russian had looked in trouble after dropping the first set but dug deep, hitting eight aces as she recovered to clinch victory in one hour, 47 minutes.


Sharapova admitted she'd been surprised by the form of her opponent.




"She played amazing in the first set, was moving side...


Posted by: Marco

On wednesday Maria will play American Lindsay Lee-Waters for a place in the third round. This match is the second match at Rod Laver Arena and the schedule starts at 11.00 local time (GMT +11).


Maria has played Lee-Waters once before in exactly the same round at this tournament last year and Maria won 6-1 6-3.


Posted by: Marco

Maria Sharapova has been chosen to become an ambassador for the Moscow bid to host the 2012 Olympics, city officials said on Monday.


"For Moscow to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games would be a dream for me and millions of other Russians," the Siberian-born teenager was quoted as saying by the Moscow bid committee.



"I am looking forward to helping explain why Moscow should host the Games," added the Florida-based Russian.



"Russia has a very strong history...