Sharapova eases through

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:29

The Russian has been out for 10 months with a long-term shoulder injury, which has meant her world ranking has plummeted to 126, but cruised to a 6-2 6-0 victory in less than an hour.

Fifth seed Italian Sara Errani suffered worse fortunes, however, crashing out 6-4 6-3 to Alexandra Dulgheru, and third seed Jie Zheng was thrashed 6-0 6-4 by Klara Zakaopalova.

Alona Bondarenko dispatched Marta Domachowska of Poland to meet Sharapova in the next round, but her sister Kateryna Bondarenko lost 6-4 7-6 (7/5) to Galina Voskoboeva.

Finally, Daniela Hantuchova downed Urszula Radwanska 6-3 6-1.

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By Tim Farthing

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