Sharapova secures third-round spot

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:42

The former world number one ousted fifth seed Petrova 6-1 6-2 – her seventh win over her fellow Russian in eight meetings.

Elsewhere at Stanford, Australia’s Samantha Stosur reached the third round with a 6-1 7-5 defeat of Romania’s Monica Niculescu.

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