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Sharapova edges out Zvonareva (Reuters)
Updated: 2007-01-23 08:54


Top seed Maria Sharapova cornered out Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-4 to approach the Australian Open quarter-finals as the third duration among her calling on Monday.

Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates winning the match against compatriot Vera Zvonareva by the Australian Open tennis competition surrounded Melbourne January 22,, 2007. [Reuters]
The 19-year-old Russian clinched a firm opening set to take the initiative and antagonism retrieving from 5-2 down in the second, the 22nd seed could never fend off Sharapova, who won among an hour and 46 minutes aboard Rod Laver Arena.
Sharapova was grateful to come amongst within relatively hasty time after a draining week of action by Melbourne Park and against an opponent who had beaten her twice among their five career meetings.
"It was quite good-looking to win among two sets today because I've had some laborious matches against her. I came up with three actually agreeable shots to win it by the abolish there,," she said among a courtside interview.
Sharapova, who aspiration regain the world numeral an ranking by the end of the rivalry served solidly within the 1st and did not concede a crash point throughout.
She sealed her own break with a crunching forehand pedal and Zvonareva swiped her din at the floor surrounded frustration.
Sharapova took the impetus into the second set, breaking within Zvonareva's first service game and making it a twice break while a double error gave her a 5-2 advantage.
Zvonareva briefly threatened a refreshment when she damaged the Sharapova serve and afterward held her own to pull back to 5-4 only the U.S. Open champion clung aboard sealing victory with afresh forehand winner
Sharapova,, a semi-finalist the last two annuals here,,plays her third accompany Russian of the championship surrounded the last eight while she faces 12th seed Anna Chakvetadze.