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 | Maria Sharapova: Elena forced me to defend5-10-2010 |
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova revealed that her compatriot, who threw the tournament in Beijing - Elena Vesnina, has forced to defend himself.
Seeded 12 lost 6:7 (3), 2:6 for 99 minutes. Polufinalistkata 2004 and 2005 and former world No 1 made 7 double faults and conceded four drill, which proved fatal.
Elena was very aggressive, sending the ball deep and very stable. This forced me to defend myself. That's why I could not go on court and pokazhatova what I do best, "said Maria Sharapova.
The place in the quarterfinals Vesnina again will confront shveytsarkata Bachinski Thamel, which surprisingly prevailed over eighth placed Victoria Azarenka with 4:6, 3:2 and reject Azarenka through injury.