Maria Sharapova Through to U.S Open 2010's 2^nd Round

August 31, 2010

Maria battled through to the 2nd round of the US Open in New York after she defeated Jarmila Groth of Australia 4-6 6-3 6-1 in 1 hour and 57 minutes.

Maria got off to a slow start as she went 5-2 in the first set but she started to come back by taking the next 2 games to get the set back on serve but it wasn't enough as she was broken by Groth in the next game as Groth his a forehand winner to take the set 6-4 in 39 minutes.

The second set started to swing Maria's way as she broke in the first game on a Groth double-fault and kept the momentum as she kept her nose in front the entire set.  In the last game Groth double-faulted to force the match into a third set.

In the final set, Maria was always into control and broke first to lead 3-1 when Groth double-faulted and again to lead 5-1.  Maria easily held her serve in the next game to take the match when Groth hit a forehand wide.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Maria will play Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.  Maria leads the series 2-0, here are the 2 matches they have played: Roland Garros 2006 2R Maria wins 6-4 6-1

Tokyo 2009 QF Maria wins 6-4 7-5

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