Sharapova reaches the quarters at the 2013 Australian Open – video

Only 5 games… yes, Maria conceded a total 5 games to her opponents before reaching the quarters.

Today Maria performed another trash against a tough player.

Sharapova –  Flipkens 6-1, 6-0

The match wasn’t as smooth as it seems from the scoreline. In fact, at the very beginning Maria was struggling a lot to tune up with Flipkens variations. The first set was very uncharacteristic as it lasted 43 minutes even if Maria won it 6-1 (the Russian won 39 points vs Flipkens’ 27… not normal for a 6-1). 

The second set was a typical 6-0 with Maria winning 26 points out of 35.

“Well I’m certainly happy to be playing this well but … it only gets tougher from here,” said Sharapova 

Next Match vs Makarova

Maria will play Makarova in the quarters. Head to head is 4-0 for Sharapova that defeated Flipkens 6-2 6-3 in last year quarter fnals in Melbourne.

2013 Australian Open Draw - Ladies 

Last year’s match in Melbourne