Maria Sharapova vs Elena Baltacha 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup: Maria Sharapova cruised into the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & The Cellular South Cup quarterfinals easily defeating American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 6-1, 6-1.
“I wanted to stay consistent but aggressive at the same time,” said the top-seeded Sharapova. “Bethanie has taken me to three sets before. I knew I had to play great tennis to beat her. I did a good job of not letting her get into her zone.”
Maria Sharapova [-1400 ML] will move on to take on 8th seeded sports betting odds underdog Elena Baltacha [+675 ML] of Great Britain. This will be the very first time that these ladies meet on the same court. It is scheduled to begin at 9:30 PM ET live from Memphis, Tennessee.
The former world No.1 Russian remains on course for a clash against second seeded American Melanie Oudin, who’s coming off a straight set victory over Lilia Osterloh 6-2, 6-1."I didn't have much time to recover from my first match, but my recovery was good. I got to sleep in this morning and I felt good out there today," Oudin said.
