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Safina, Ivanovic, Sharapova advance

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

PARIS -- Trailing through most of the third set in her toughest test since shoulder surgery, Maria Sharapova pulled out a 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 victory over 11th-seeded Nadia Petrova on Wednesday to reach the third round at Roland Garros, her return to Grand Slam tennis. "I kind of started stumbling away. Things went in the wrong direction," said Sharapova, who missed the U.S. Open and Australian Open. "I was just glad I could pick myself up and keep fighting." That she did: Five times, Petrova was on ...

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