Maria Sharapova needed only 10 minutes to complete a rain-interrupted fourth-round victory at the French Open, sweeping the final three games when play resumed to beat Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-2, 6-3 Monday. The match was halted Sunday night because of drizzle with the second set at 3-all and resumed in damp, 60-degree weather. Sharapova closed out the win 17 points later when Llagostera Vives shanked a backhand on match point.
"It's never easy coming back," the 18-year-old Russian said. "I guess it was good just to have a good night's sleep."The second-seeded Sharapova celebrated her berth in the quarterfinals by smiling and blowing kisses to the sparse crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
The reigning Wimbleton champion struggled with her serve throughout the match but hit 17 winners and improved to 31-5 this year.
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