
Maria didn't waste much time in Tokyo as she scored a 6-0 6-1 victory over #12 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia to advance to the 3rd round. The win took 57 minutes as Maria won her 6th straight match against the Australian.
Maria did have a chance to score a double bagel but Stosur held her serve at 5-0 in the 2nd set. Maria's serve was on fire throughout the whole match and she had 6 aces to only 1 double-fault.
In the 3rd round to be played on Wednesday, Maria will play Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. They have played once before in Toronto in August and Maria won in 3 sets.













