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Not without trouble, Sharapova advances at Rogers Cup

MONTREAL – Like many of the top players, Maria Sharapova is coming off a one-month break after Wimbledon. So the first match at the Rogers Cup is a danger match – ask Genie Bouchard about that.

But after an error-strewn first set against up-and-coming Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza, Sharapova pulled it together for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory that put her into the third round of the Rogers Cup.

She will face a Spaniard of a completely kind, Muguruza's doubles partner Carla Suárez Navarro, in the opener on Uniprix Stadium at noon Thursday.

Here's some of what she had to say after the match.