Maria Sharapova Sails Through at Wimbledon
Fourth seed Maria Sharapova took 65 minutes to see off the world number 123 Richel Hogenkamp in a 6-3, 6-1 second round win.
Maria Sharapova outclassed Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp as the former Wimbledon champion breezed into the third round with a straight sets victory on Wednesday.
Fourth seed Sharapova took 65 minutes to see off the world number 123 in a 6-3, 6-1 second round win. (Also read: Djokovic wins | Bouchard escapes punishment)
Sharapova faces either Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine or Romanian 29th seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the round of 32. (Also read: Wary Wimbledon cuts ground capacity as temperature soars)
Hogenkamp, 23, was making her main draw debut at the All England Club but was no match for the Russian 2004 champion.
Sharapova followed her boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov on the 4,000-capacity Court Two, the Bulgarian 11th seed having made it though to the third round with a straight sets win over Steve Johnson of the United States.
Sharapova, 28, hit 23 winners as she booked her place in the third round.