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Sharapova loses one game, needs 51 minutes to advance

Associated Press

Thursday, August 30, 2007

NEW YORK -- Defending champion Maria Sharapova overwhlmed 90th-ranked Casey Dellacqua of Australia 6-1, 6-0 in a mere 51 minutes to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. "I think she'll most definitely go all the way," Dellacqua said. The second-seeded Sharapova had already won seven of the first eight games when she disagreed with an official's ruling and argued a bit with the chair umpire. The defending champion's dad was even more agitated in the stands, holding an animat ...

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