Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros 2014 tournament after surviving a tough test from Samantha Stosur of Australia 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.
“I thought Sam played a really good first set. With that said, I had five break points and I didn’t convert one of them,” Sharapova said after the conclusion of the match. “Against a player who’s a very good server and who uses her serve as a weapon to set up points out there, if you don’t take advantage of those particular moments, she gains a lot of confidence from that and swings and just keeps serving well too.
“And it was unfortunate that I gave that break back in the second set, because I thought I had a good start, but overall I’m happy with the way I finished. I think that’s the most important thing.”
Up next for Sharapova is Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain who defeated French wildcard entrant Pauline Parmentier. Muguruza defeated defending champion and world number one Serena Williams in the second round.
