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 | Sharapova started the year with easy win3-01-2011 |
Placed under № 1 Maria Sharapova launches new season with a convincing win against Alberta Brianti in the first round of tennis tournament in Auckland in prize money 220,000 dollars.
The Russian beat Italian 6-2, 6-3, it does not give many chances on her opponent and come to success in one hour and 29 minutes of play. Originally Sharapova was scheduled to play a Spaniard Carla Suarez, but after early withdrawal of Anastasia Sevastova dislocations occurred in Latvia and "lucky loser" from qualifying Brianti went on court against Sharapova, wrote Thursday.
In other first round matches of Peng Shuai beat Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-3, and the third placed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat novozelandkata Sacha Jones 6-4, 6-2.