Sharapova was down 1-3 in the 64-minute second set before rallying to beat Nara, who won her first WTA title in Rio de Janeiro last month.
‘She made me work extremely hard,’ said Sharapova. ‘She’s a really quick opponent, got a lot of balls back, and she made me hit a lot. She made me try to do too much in certain situations.’ China’s Li Na reached the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday after her intended opponent Alisa Kleybanova withdrew with illness before their match.
Serena Williams capitalized on a critical double-fault by Yaroslava Shvedova to survive a 69-minute first set and win her opening match at the Sony Open 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Sania-Cara pair advances, Paes-Stepanek ousted
MIAMI: Sania Mirza and Cara Black fought their way to beat Taipei pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan before prevailing 6-3 6-7(8). Paes and Stepanek lost against American Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen 3-6 6-7 (7).
‘She made me work extremely hard,’ said Sharapova. ‘She’s a really quick opponent, got a lot of balls back, and she made me hit a lot. She made me try to do too much in certain situations.’ China’s Li Na reached the third round of the Miami Masters on Friday after her intended opponent Alisa Kleybanova withdrew with illness before their match.
Serena Williams capitalized on a critical double-fault by Yaroslava Shvedova to survive a 69-minute first set and win her opening match at the Sony Open 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Sania-Cara pair advances, Paes-Stepanek ousted
MIAMI: Sania Mirza and Cara Black fought their way to beat Taipei pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan before prevailing 6-3 6-7(8). Paes and Stepanek lost against American Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen 3-6 6-7 (7).