MADRID — Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open by beating Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday.
The third-seeded Russian broke Duque-Marino's serve four times while saving three break points on her own serve.
"She is someone who if you give her time creates angles, slices and usually drop-shots a lot more than she did in this match because she has the hands and the ability to do so," Sharapova said.
Fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic also advanced, beating Coco Vandeweghe of the United States 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.