August 16, 2011
2011 Wimbledon finalist, Maria Sharapova will be battling against Anastasia Rodionova
To enter into the third round of the 2011 Cincinnati masters.
Former Russian No.1, Maria Sharapova will be taking on the Australian, Anastasia Rodionova in the second round of the 2011 Western & Southern Open on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 23:05 GMT, in the $2,050,000/Premier WTA World Tour Masters 1000, which is being held Cincinnati, Ohio.
The head to head between both the players have clashed in three matches, as the former world No.1; Maria Sharapova is leading the contest with 3-0 against the Australian qualifier,Anastasia Rodionova. However, both of them have clashed in 2007 Australian Open, as Maria Sharapova has knocked out Rodionova in straight sets with 6-0 6-3.
Maria Sharapova has been drooped to No.7 in the WTA rankings, after her third round exit in the Montreal Masters last week. Sharapova winning the title at Rome Masters has shown some sensational performance this season by reaching the finals of 2011 Wimbledon Open. She has been good on the card court this season reaching semifinals in Indian Wells and finals at Miami Masters.
Australian qualifier,Anastasia Rodionova is No.113 in the world and has got a win-loss record of 10-22 in 2011. She has got miserable performance this season and would be no-way contestant to the world No.7, Maria Sharapova.
Here are the matches, Maria has played against the Australian:
- 2003 Roland Garros Q1R Maria won 6-3 6-3
- 2006 Los Angeles 2R Maria won 6-3 6-1
- 2007 Australian Open 2R Maria won 6-0 6-3
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