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| Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova |
Top seed Serena Williams reached the third round of the Italian Open with a 6-1 6-3 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The world No 1 did endure a few moments of concern, despite
the dominant scoreline, as she was broken once and saved four more break
points before sealing victory in just over an hour.
Third seed Maria Sharapova also advanced in Rome when Jarmila Gajdosova retired with a shoulder injury while trailing 6-2 3-1.
The
Russian, who is targeting a third title in the tournament, said: "I was
happy to hold my serve and look for the small opportunities on the
return."
"That was my main focus today."
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