Wimbledon 2012: Pironkova power makes life hard for Sharapova
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Wimbledon 2012: Pironkova power makes life hard for Sharapova

Sofia : Bulgaria | Jun 28, 2012 at 3:25 AM PDT
Source: Daily News & Analysis
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Maria Sharapova had to dig deep as Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova pushed her all the way in a big-hitting, see-sawing first set that eventually went the way of the Russian top seed thanks to a tie-break. When bad light intervened at 2002gmt, Sharapova had taken a break in the second set as well, and it looked... FULL ARTICLE AT Daily News & Analysis
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