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Maria Sharapova Advances to Second Round at Australian Open

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Maria Sharapova Advances to Second Round at Australian Open


19.01.2015

Three Russians women have advanced to the second round of the Australian Open – Maria Sharapova, Ekaterina Makarova and Alexandra Panova, TASS reports. Sharapova, who is one of the favorites at the tournament, began her quest for the Australian Open title with a convincing 6:4, 6:1 victory over a Petra Martic.

Ekaterina Makarova reached the second round of the Australian Open with a win over An-Sophie Mestach (6:2, 6:2). Makarova, a two-time quarter-finalist in Melbourne, controlled the opening set against the 20-year-old before sealing the lead in 31 minutes.

In the second round Sharapova will meet compatriot Alexandra Panova, beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 6-0. Makarova will face the winner of the match between Roberta Vinci (Italy) and Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) on Wednesday.

Other Russian women did not fare as well, as Elena Vesnina, Evgenia Rodnina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to advance past the first round. On the men’s side the Russian hopefuls Mikhail Youzhny, Teimuraz Gabashvili and Alexander Kudravtsev were also defeated during the first round.

The Australian Open is one of most prestigious tennis tournaments of the year, with a prize fund of 40 million Australian dollars.

Russkiy Mir Foundation Information Service

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