LONDON : Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova ongoing her grasscourt season in persuasive fashion with a 6-4 6-2 first-round win over Canada's Stephanie Dubois in the Edgbaston Classic in Birmingham on Monday.The 22-year-old Russian, who only return to action last month behind a shoulder injury, fired down eight aces in the 73-minute match.Sharapova reach the French Open quarter-finals previous to losing to Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova and her climbed 29 places to 73rd in the world rankings on Monday.In the second round Sharapova will play American Alexa Glatch who strike ninth-seeded compatriot Bethanie Mattek-Sands.Top seed Zheng Jie of China begins her campaign against Briton Melanie South after a first-round bye.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sharapova begin grasscourt season in style
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