Top-seeded and the defending champion Maria Sharapova needed three sets
and more than three hours Thursday in her clay-court season opener to
overcome Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic for a place in the Porsche
Grand Prix quarterfinals. Sharapova finished the 3 hour marathon with a
6-4,6-7,6-3 scoreline. Sharapova will face Ana Ivanovic in the last
eight stage. Jelena Jankovic and Carla Suarez Navarro caused two biggest
upsets in the singles draw in round 1 but both of them dramatically
fell in round 2 to Sabine Lisicki and Yaroslava Shvedova respectively.
Shvedova defeated Suarez 7-5,6-4 while Lisicki beat Jankovic of 7-6,7-5
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