Maria storms into second round

Maria storms into second round

Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the US Open tennis championships on Monday with a straight-set victory over Eleni Daniilidou of Greece.

Maria, seeking to add a second Grand Slam title to the Wimbledon crown she captured in 2004, showed no sign of the chest muscle strain that sidelined her in the weeks leading up to the Open as she downed Daniilidou 6-1 6-1 in 1hr 6min. "I felt really good. It feels good to get back into action," she said. "I think there's always room for improvement and hopefully I'll keep improving." She scattered four aces throughout the match while Daniilidou was undone in part by seven double faults. Maria Sharapova will next face Dally Randriantefy.