Maria advances to third round at Family Cup

Maria Sharapova shut out American Bethanie Mattek 6-0, 6-0 in less than an hour Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Family Circle Cup.
The second-seeded Russian star, coming off her first clay-court title last week at Amelie Island, is looking for her fourth tournament victory of the year.

"I played a lot tennis in Amelia last week," Sharapova said. "You just try to get the job done out there and do it as fast as you can and hopefully get the 'W' and leave."

Wednesday night's performance on the green clay at Daniel Island was a long way from the 20-year-old Russian's first appearance in Charleston. In 2003, she made the field as a qualifier only to lose in the first round.

"I was walking around the grounds the other day looking at some of the courts I played on and some of the back courts I played on five years ago and thought how things have changed, for the good," the 19-time tour winner said.
Sharapova will face Tatiana Perebiynis of the Ukraine on Thursday.