Sharapova, a wildcard, won the match in a tough score, 61 67(6) 63, although the Russian took a big lead at 61 52, even having 6 match points, four at 5-3, and two in the tiebreak, where she had to rally from 3-1 down.
"I should have finished the match in the second set but after nine months it's never easy. I stayed in the match and it worked out in the end," Sharapova said. "My shoulder is fine. It didn't give me any problems during the match."
No. 3 seed Jie Zheng won her match in three sets, 46 76(0) 63; No. 8 seed Alona Bondarenko won her match in two bagels against Polish wildcard Katarzyna Piter; and No. 9 seed Tsvetana Pironkova fell to Kateryna Bondarenko, 75 62.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Singles - First Round
(3) Zheng Jie (CHN) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 46 76(0) 63
Julia Goerges (GER) d. (4) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 76(5) 63
Anne Keothavong (GBR) d. (7) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 62 76(4)
(8) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. (WC) Katarzyna Piter (POL) 60 60
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (9) Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 75 62
Marta Domachowska (POL) d. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 62 61
(WC) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 61 67(6) 63
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