No. 16 Maria Sharapova is into the second week at Wimbledon for the first time since 2007 with a hard fought 7-5, 6-3 win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic. It was the rare straight set grass court match that took over two hours, with match point coming after 2:04 of play.
Wimbledon: No. 16 Maria Sharapova Wins, Will Face No.1 Serena Williams In Fourth Round
Sharapova was erratic, but her 35 unforced errors were sufficiently countered with 34 winners. She dictated play throughout, and became steadier and steadier as the match came to a close.
The win sets up a tantalizing fourth round encounter with No. 1 Serena Williams, for the pair’s first meeting on grass since Sharapova stunned Serena in the 2004 Wimbledon final. Serena has been the more consistent of the two, but I definitely like Sharapova’s chances to make it interesting, at least.
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