September 26th, 2011
Maria defeated Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 6-2 7-5 in 1 hour and 31 minutes to advance to the 3rd round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
The match was played under the roof at the Ariake Coliseum due to rain.
The first set took 30 minutes as Maria broke Tanasugarn twice to take the set 6-2 and on set-point hit a crosscourt forehand which Tanasugarn hit wide. Maria was 2/2 on break points in the set.
Maria raced into a 3-0 lead with two breaks in the second set. Tanasugarn got one break back in the next game. At 5-4, Maria was serving for the set and was broken but takes the next two games to take the match. Maria won the match with an ace.
After the win, Maria said: "I served really well today. It was important for me to serve well because she reads the ball really well. I had a bit of letdown in the second set. She started playing really well. I was glad I was able to come back and win it in two sets.",
In the third round, Maria will play either No.13 seed Julia Goerges or Greta Arn.
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