Reuters
BIRMINGHAM, England --- Russian Maria Sharapova made a
convincing start to her preparations for the defence of
her Wimbledon title with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Luxembourg's
Anne Kremer at the DFS Classic on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old defending champion and top seed, who was
given a bye in the first round, recovered from an early
loss of serve to blow away the world No. 94 with some
thumping groundstrokes on the Edgbaston grass.
"I was a little bit nervous at the beginning, you don't
know what to expect in your first match, but as I started
getting into it I got better and better," said Sharapova,
who was beaten in the quarterfinals at the French Open
last week.
"It's a big change from clay. The bounce is totally different,
it's low and very fast. It's more of a reaction thing."
World No. 2 Sharapova will face either 16th seed Samantha
Stosur or her fellow Australian Evie Dominikovic in the
third round of the pre-Wimbledon event.
Tuesday's win came as a relief after she and fellow Russian
Maria Kirilenko suffered a first round defeat as holders in
the doubles on Monday evening, when Sharapova sported Rafael
Nadal-style pirate pants to combat the chilly conditions.
Kirilenko also won her singles match on Tuesday. The 15th
seed beat Yuliana Fedak of Ukraine 6-3, 6-2 in the first
round.
Third-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic moved into the third
round with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over India's Sania Miza but
American Lisa Raymond, seeded 14, suffered a 6-1, 6-0
thrashing by Venezuelan qualifier Milagros Sequera in a
first round upset.
Australian Alicia Molik, the second seed who is back in
action after eight weeks out with an ear infection, starts
her campaign with a second round match against Laura
Granville of the U.S. on Thursday.
Russian fifth seed Tatiana Golovin, who was runner-up to
Sharapova last year, also gets underway against South
African qualifier Natalie Grandin in the second round.
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