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| Chanelle Scheepers |
It was business as usual for Maria Sharapova who overcame stiff early opposition before strolling past Chanelle Scheepers in a 6-3 6-1 victory. Sharapova twice went up a break in the first set but was pegged back both times by Scheepers who returned extremely well in the early stages. However at 3-3, Sharapova broke away as Scheepers struggled with her second serve and ability to keep up with the pure power of Sharapova from the back of the court. I fancied a potential upset but Sharapova looked sharp, fresh and in fighting form today.
In other matches, the number 8 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues was knocked out of the tournament by home favourite, Pauline Parmentier in a 2-6 6-3 6-3 loss. There were promising wins on the second day of action in Paris for the Americans, Christina McHale and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. McHale beat Varvara Lepchenko in a tight two setter, 6-4 7-5 meanwhile Mattek-Sands defeated Kristina Barrois, 7-6 6-2. Mattek-Sands appears to be gathering some steam after a lengthy lay-off from injury at the end of last year. She will fancy her chances of causing an upset in the second round against the crafty Italian, Roberta Vinci who overcame a slow start to defeat Simona Halep, 6-4 6-4.
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