March 26, 2011
Maria had no problems in the 3rd round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami as she defeated Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2 6-0 in 58 minutes.
The beginning of the match was close as there was a series of breaks and the set was tied 2-2 but the match soon swung Maria's way as she broke to lead 3-2 and then took the next nine games to take the match. Maria won the match when Lisicki hit a backhand long.
On Monday, Maria will play Samantha Stosur of Australia in the 4th round. Maria has played Stosur 6 times before and leads the series 6-0, below are the times they have played each other:
Birmingham 2004 3R Maria won 6-4 6-3
Seoul 2004 QF Maria won 6-2 6-1
Tokyo - Japan Open 2004 3R Maria won 6-4 1-6 6-3
Birmingham 2005 3R Maria won 6-3 3-6 6-1
Tokyo - Pan Pacific 2006 QF Maria won 6-1 6-4
Tokyo - Pan Pacific 2009 2R Maria won 6-0 6-1
In the WTA rankings, Maria is provisionally No.9 with 3166 points.
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