Maria into 3rd Round

Tough test for Maria in 2nd Round at US Open where she defeated Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania in 3 sets: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

After the match, Maria said: "She played really well. I started off really well, but didn't take the opportunity to go up 3-0. Then she started getting a little bit of a rhythm. The conditions were tough. You start in the sun; you finish under the lights. It was a very long match, but in the end I felt like I was in superior shape and could have played a few more sets. Mentally, that helped me a lot."

""It's really good to get through a match like this, where you put yourself in a really tough position, but then you're able to find a way to get back in it and finish really strong."

A In 3rd Round, Maria will play agianst Sabine Lisicki of Germany. On head to head, Maria leads Lisicki: 5-1. Their last match was last year in Madrid, when Maria won in straight sets: 6-2, 7-5.




GO MARIA !!!