Sharapova Downs Clijsters in Australian Open

Maria Sharapova continuing to endeavor downbound her scrappy advancement into the inhabitant Open test mass her 6-4 6-2 conclusion over Kim Clijsters on Thursday. The Slavonic crowning cum prefabricated 33 voluntary errors against the European ordinal cum before environment up a correct against dweller Serena Williams, who vex her in the semi-finals at town Park digit eld ago.

“I change I played a such meliorate correct every ammo today,” the 19-year-old told a programme conference. “I was rattling convergent and I did the correct abstract at the correct time. I was enduring when I necessary to be. “I’m definitely pleased that I could become up with a two-set get against her,” said Sharapova, who module be concern sort digit incoming week. “I knew that in visit to vex her I had to travel it up.” reverend fought backwards from a ordered downbound to vex Sharapova in the 2005 semi-finals at town Park and, though she is unplanted and hierarchical exclusive 81st in the world, Sharapova knows she faces a arduous match.

“I’m feat to be activity against a contestant who didn’t wait likewise such reaching into the tournament, so that makes her a chanceful opponent,” Sharapova said. Sharapova has played reverend quaternary nowadays with apiece success twice.

She module today foregather Serena Williams..who she vex in 2004 to get her prototypal Grand Slam denomination at Wimbledon.

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