Sony Open: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova progress World number one Serena Williams overcame stubborn resistance from Frances Caroline Garcia to reach the fourth round of the Sony Open in Miami. Six-time champion Williams took two hours and 32 minutes, along with a rain interruption in the final set, to beat the world number 74, 6-4 4-6 6-4. I really gave myself a tremendous amount of trouble out there, she said. Continue reading the main story “Its not the way to play professional tennis, maybe amateur” Serena Williams World number seven Maria Sharapova needed nine match points to beat Czech 26th seed Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-7 6-2. She was just hitting unbelievable shots on the match points, said Sharapova after a match that lasted nearly three hours. I kept asking myself how many more chances I had. Im just so happy to go through. In the mens event, world number one Rafael Nadal defeated 2002 Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-3, while Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 6-0 3-6 6-3. British number one Andy Murray returns to action against Spains Feliciano Lopez in the third round at 17:00 GMT on Sunday. Wawrinka has lost just one of his 15 matches this year but admitted he is not completely used to the pressure that comes with being a Grand Slam champion.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:08:46 +0000