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Sharapova squeaks by Petrova.

by on May.27, 2009, under Maria Sharapova

_sharapova 6If there were any doubts about Maria Sharapova’s return to form, then today she dispelled them. She defeated fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 in a three set match that had more momemtum swings than a grandfather clock. Petrova, until 2 weeks ago was a permanent fixture in the top ten women’s rankings before being pushed out by Azarenka, and was the toughest opponent yet faced by Sharapova in her comeback.

She served more double faults than aces, but somehow managed to win the big points. Petrova hit winners from both sides and was in control after the second set. She went up a break in the third but Sharapova came back to tie at 4-4. It will be interesting to see how far she will go, but you can be sure that all the other contenders have their collective eyes on her.

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