January 06, 2010
Maria had 2 wins out of 2 today in Hong Kong as she helped put Team Russia in the final.
In Maria's singles match she defeated Jie Zheng of China 6-7 6-4 6-2 and then later on in the night she teamed up with Yevgeny Kafelnikov and they defeated Ayumi Morita and Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4 7-5.
In Maria's singles win against Zheng, Maria lost the first set in a tie-break, Maria started to up her level as she took the next 2 sets 6-4 6-2 to clinch victory.
In the final Team Russia will play either Team Americas or Europe.
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