Sharapova gets past Makarova
Madrid: Maria Sharapova fought off a second-set slump to beat Ekatrina Makarova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the second round of the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters tournament on Monday.
In first round matches, China's Li Na survived a late fightback from Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez to move into the second round with a 6-4, 7-6(6) win.
The results:
Women: Second round: Arantxa Parra bt Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 7-6(5).
Maria Sharapova bt Ekatrina Makarova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
First round: Lucie Safarova bt Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(3); Li Na bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-4, 7-6(6); Alicia Kleybanova bt Shahar Peer 6-3, 6-2; Roberta Vinci bt Olga Govortsova 6-4, 6-0; Iveta Benesova bt Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-2; Sara Errani bt Klara Zakopalova 7-6(4), 6-4; Makarova bt Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-4.
Men: First round: Marin Cilic bt Potito Starace 7-6(5), 6-4; Sergiy Stakhovsky bt Albert Montanes 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-6(5).
Michael Llodra bt Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-3; Adrian Mannarino bt Juan Ignacio Chela 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Pere Riba bt Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4; Gael Monfils bt Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 7-6(6); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bt Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 6-3; Santiago Giraldo bt Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 7-5; Juan Monaco bt Andrey Golubev 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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