Maria Sharapova pushed to No.2
It could have been curtains for Maria Sharapova in round no. 2 itself, there at Melbourne Park yesterday.
She had been pushed right to the walls by her compatriot Alexandra Panova.
Sharapova had got into a situation where she had a couple of match points to save in the third set.
Thankfully, she lifted her game just in time and bagged a few key points there to break her opponent twice and avoid what could have been a big embarrassment.
To come into the tournament as frontrunner and then, to go down to a player holding the 150th position in the world rankings, it would have been devastating for Sharapova. Read more »