Maria Sharapova rolls along

Maria Sharapova rolls along. Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, Russians. Those elements were unleashed last night at the Rexall Centre, as the Rogers Cup tried to pare down to today's quarterfinal draw in a weather-delayed round of 16.



After 90 minutes to let the tornado danger pass, and then a second rain delay, tennis beauty Maria Sharapova's quest for her first title since shoulder surgery resumed, winning a dogged match with Russian comrade Vera Zvonareva, 6-2, 7-6 (3). Dominating early in the match when, at one point, Zvonareva had made 19 unforced errors to Sharapova's three, the latter encountered troubles holding her serve, But Sharapova is further along than in her two previous trips to the Rogers Cup and has yet to require a third set in her three rounds.

Sharapova now faces Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, the tourney's 14th seed.

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