So you're the marathon woman. You're getting to like these three‑set battles?

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah, sure. (laughter.)

Um, whatever ‑‑whatever it takes. You know, if it takesthree sets, if it takes two sets, if it takes two sets in five hours, I don'tcare. I'm willing to be out there for aslong as I need to be in order to finish the match.

You know, today was another tough one, so itwas tough. But I managed to get throughit and managed to win.

Maria is through to the quarter final at Roland Garros winning 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 in 2 hours 13 minutes. More to come

From the beginning of the week, you have played six and a half hour. Is it okay for you physically, and for yourshoulder?

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah, I think it's a lot better than playingsix‑and‑a‑half and going somewhere else tomorrow. I think I'm giving myself another chance to,you know, play again and play another match. That's the only thing I could ask for right now.

Did you have the time to give a look to the draw? I mean, because you have a good chance. You seem to have a good draw. I know you look one opponent at a time, butstill...

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
So why do you ask me the question? (laughter.)

Maybe you have changed in nine months. I haven't seen you.

MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah, good luck.

No, you know, I've hadso many different draws in my career, tough ones and supposedly easy ones.

At the end of the day of the day you alwayslook forward to your next opponent, and you always just try to take care ofbusiness, no matter who you play.

aria is through to the 4th round at Roland Garros for the 6th straight year in another 3 set match after she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazhakstan 1-6 6-3 6-4 in 2 hours and 27 minutes.

Maria started the 1st set well by getting an immediate break but then lost the next 6 games to lose the set 6-1 in 37 minutes. 

Trailing through most of the third set in her toughest test since shoulder surgery, Sharapova pulled out a 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 victory over 11th-seeded Nadia Petrova on Wednesday to reach the third round at Roland Garros, her return to Grand Slam tennis.

"I kind of started stumbling away. Things went in the wrong direction," said Sharapova, who missed the U.S. Open and Australian Open. "I was just glad I could pick myself up and keep fighting."

That she did: Five times, Petrova was one point away from serving for the match. But Sharapova didn't allow her to convert those chances.

"She really showed, even though she has been out for a while, she's willing to compete till the end," Petrova said.