Madrid May 7 (IANS) Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova defeated Croatia s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni here on Sunday to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open.
Sharapova now ranked 262 in the world defeated World No.20 Lucic-Baroni 4-6 6-4 6-0 in the opening round reports Efe.
The Madrid Open is the second tournament for Sharapova after she returned from a 15-month doping ban. The Russian took part in the Stuttgart Open in April but was defeated in the semi-finals against France s Kristina Mladenovic.
Sharapova will play the second round against Canadian Eugenie Bouchard who eliminated France s Alize Cornet on Saturday.
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Sharapova enters Madrid Open second round
