Sharapova Moves Into Third Round of U.S. Open With Ease
August 29, 2012 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Kenneth B. Goldberg
Third-seeded Maria Sharapova needed 54 minutes to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open defeating Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday. Sharapova had 30 winners, while the 78th-ranked Spaniard had zero.
"I thought I played really well and stayed aggressive," said Sharapova. "I think she’s someone that likes to have a lot of time. I think her best results are on clay courts where she has a lot of time. I didn’t want to give that to her, play my game, and open up the court. Overall, I’m pretty happy, and happy to be in the third round again."
Sharapova has lost five games through two matches and will next face American wild card Mallory Burdette, a 21-year-old Stanford All-American making her Grand Slam debut.
"It’s quite rare being on the tour for so many years and this will be the third opponent this tournament that I’ll be facing someone for the first time," said Sharapova of her next-round opponent. "But it’s one of those things where you go into the match just focusing on what you have to do in your game, but also trying to figure her game and the things that maybe you want to look for in the first few games; try to figure that out as soon as possible to have a bit more of a game plan on your end."
