Maria Sharapova beat Germany's Julia Goerges in straight sets in the second round of the Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Saturday. - EPA
INDIAN WELLS (US) AFP: Russian Maria Sharapova made a strong start to her Indian Wells WTA title defence on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4, victory over Julia Goerges.
Sharapova, seeded fourth, needed just 66 minutes to get past the unseeded German on the Stadium Court of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
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