Maria Sharapova beats Christina McHale 6-2, 6-1 in second round at U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova, the former world’s number one, looked the part on Thursday night as she cruised past Christina McHale in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the 2009 U.S. Open.



Sharapova struggled a bit with her first serve, putting just 50 percent in play but she managed to win 79 percent of those offerings. The Russian committed seven double faults and 20 unforced errors in the match but McHale was overmatched and could produce just six winners in the match.


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Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze exhibition in Singapore

It has been confirmed today- Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze are scheduled to play an exhibition match on December 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The tickets will probably cost from about $150 up to a few thousand dollars! Maria Sharapova will arrive in Singapore two days prior to the match because of a few public appearances she is supposed to make.

Maria advance at Pan Pacific

Maria Sharapova cruised past American Lisa Raymond 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to join to Martina Hingis in the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals.



Maria, who opened her title defense after a first-round bye, will next face Samantha Stosur of Australia, who defeated sixth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 (5), 6-2. "I had a bye and she had already played a few matches," Maria said. "I've never really played well in my first match here. She's a great player, but I broke her when I needed to and that helped."