aria is through to the quarters at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford as she defeated #5 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia.  Maria won 6-1 6-2 in 1 hour and 1 minute.

Maria put on a dominating display in the 1st set as she has wrapped it up 6-1 in 26 minutes.   Maria was serving well as she won every point on 1st serve.

The 2nd set was a similar story to the 1st set as Maria took the set 6-2 in 35 minutes.  In the last game when Maria was serving for the match, she didn't drop a point.

Maria will be back in action July 22nd for WTT for the Newport Beach Breakers when they host the Kansas City Explorers.  Maria will then make stops in Stanford, Los Angeles and Toronto before the US Open.

Maria's next Sony Ericsson WTA Tour appearance will be the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford which will begin on July 27th.  Stanford is a Premier $700K event played on hardcourts and this will be Maria's first appearance at this tournament..

Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon.

Sharapova saved four match points in a wild, 14-point final game. But on the fifth she pushed an easy forehand long, and she was out of the tournament after two rounds for the second year in a row.

The 2004 champion was playing in her fourth event since rejoining the tour last month following shoulder surgery in October. She's ranked 60th but was seeded 24th because of past success at the All England Club.

What are your thoughts?

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Uhm, no real thoughts. I lost the match (smiling).

Do you, yourself, understand what happened this afternoon?

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Uhm, yes. I mean, if I'm smart enough, I should know. It took me a while to get going. It's a little too late to start picking yourself up when you're down a set and 3‑0. You know, it's a little late.

Maria will be playing her second round match at
Wimbledon on centre court tomorrow against Gisela Dulko. The match starts 1PM local time.