Maria Sharapova vs. Paula Ormaechea: Score and Recap from 2014 French Open

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Published: May 30, 2014

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In a tournament that has been ruled by upsets, seventh-seeded Maria Sharapova emphatically proved to be the French Open favorite Friday by whitewashing Paula Ormaechea 6-0, 6-0 in the third round at Roland Garros.

According to Chris Skelton of Tennis View Magazine, this was the fifth time that Sharapova won without dropping a game at a Grand Slam:



Ormaechea is no stranger to clay as a native of Argentina, but it was Sharapova who looked as though she had been playing on the red stuff her entire life.

Even with all of the pressure now on Sharapova's shoulders to run through a weakened French Open draw in Paris, she didn't falter one bit against Ormaechea.

With the top three seeds in the women's draw all out of the picture, Sharapova is now the clear favorite to win her second career French Open title. Following her second-round win over Tsvetana Pironkova, Sharapova acknowledged that blocking out what happens to other top players is paramount, per Dan Imhoff of RolandGarros.com.

I think you always have to follow your path and always concentrate on your work and who's ahead of you and not get worried about what's going on. Obviously when you go on court you're aware of a lot of the upsets, not just in the women but in the men, as well. So it's great to get a win in that type of atmosphere.

After Roger Federer was pushed to four sets by Dmitry Tursunov on Court Philippe Chatrier, Sharapova's match got started a bit later than initially expected. Unfortunately, that allowed for inclement weather to roll in.

Just minutes after the match began, it started to rain, as seen in this photo courtesy of BBC's Piers Newbery:



After about a 30-minute delay, however, Sharapova and Ormaechea returned to the court, according to Live Tennis:



Delays can often negatively impact players since their routines are interrupted,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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