
Maria is into the last 16 at the China Open in Beijing after she grinded out a victory over #9 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belaurs. Maria won 6-3 6-7 7-5 in 3 hours and 6 minutes to extend her winning streak to 7 matches.
In the 1st set, Maria battled back from 3-1 down to take the next 5 games to take the set 6-3.
Maria was again down in the 2nd set and came back to force a tie-break which Azarenka won 7-5.
The match looked to be over for Maria has Azarenka took a 5-2 lead in the 3rd set but Maria showed true grit and determination to take the take the next 5 games to take game, set and match.
In the 3rd round, Maria will play Shuai Peng of China on Wednesday. This match will be the 4th match on Centre Court and the schedule of play begins at 11.00 local time (5.00CET, 23.00ET & 20.00PT). They have played once before in Berlin in 2005 on clay and Maria won in straight sets.








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