MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova played two nearly flawless sets on either side of the one where she struggled against Lauren Davis in a slight hiccup at the Australian Open.
Sharapova, who won the title here in 2008 and has lost three finals — including last year's decider to Serena Williams — advanced to the fourth round with a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1 on Friday, her 600th tour-level match win.
"Wow. I've won 600 matches?" Sharapova asked, responding to a question in an on-court interview. "Is this like a friendly reminder that I'm getting old?
"I think it's a proud number.