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Eleni Daniilidou: Maria Sharapova
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Sharapova, who won her first title of the season in San Diego on Sunday, had to battle to take the first set 7-6 (7/5) but was up 3-1 in the second when Greece’s Daniilidou decided she couldn’t continue. She said she was still feeling the effects of an illness that had prevented her from practicing. Jankovic, runner-up to Russian Elena Dementieva here last year, managed to shrug off the after-effects of a cold to defeat China’s Peng Shuai 6-1, 6-1. Her compatriot Ana Ivanovic, the third seed... advanced, defeating American Ashley Harkleroad of the United States 6-4, 6-2. Sharapova, who like all the top eight seeds enjoyed a first-round bye, was playing for the first time since she wrapped up her 16th career title Sunday with a three-set victory over Patty Schnyder in the San Diego final.
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Maria will begin her Los Angeles campaign on Wednesday night against #43 Eleni Daniilidou of Greece. Maria has played Daniilidou 4 times before and leads the head-to-head 4-0. They have played twice before on hardcourts and Maria won both these match in straight sets in 2005 at Miami and the US Open.
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![Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York August 29, 2005. Sharapova defeated Daniilidou 6-1 6-1. [Reuters]](http://retrieverimages.lycos.com/images/e/l/e/eleni-daniilidou/i/001.jpg)
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Eleni Daniilidou of Greece during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York August 29, 2005. Sharapova defeated Daniilidou 6-1 6-1. [Reuters]
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Straight after Daniilidou and Sugiyama face off for the singles title, Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez will chase the doubles title. The top-seeded Latin duo, which beat non-seeds Maria Vento-Kabchi and Angelique Widjaja on Saturday, 57 61 61,play another unseeded pair, Chuang Chia-Jung and Mariana Diaz-Oliva.
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