Tennis: Sharapova pummels Peng to reach last 16 in Paris

Reuters, Saturday 2 Jun 2012

Sharapova smashes Chinese Peng Shuai 6-2 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the French Open by on Saturday

Maria Sharapova

It was business as usual as Maria Sharapova breezed into the fourth round of the French Open by sweeping past Chinese Peng Shuai 6-2 6-1 on Saturday.

Sharapova's outings have been fleeting this week as she has dropped just five games en route to the last 16, spending a total of two hours and 54 minutes on court over her three matches.

On Saturday, it took her 66 minutes to subdue her 28th-seeded opponent on a sunbathed Court Phlippe Chatrier with another display of power and accuracy.

Sharapova, twice a semi-finalist on Parisian clay, will next face the unseeded Czech Klara Zakopalova.

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