Buzarnescu vs Sharapova 06/05/2018

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Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Maria Sharapova Tennis Prediction

The pair met for the first time in the opening round of Shenzhen this year, with the Russian prevailing 6-3 6-0. It will be difficult for the Romanian to travel from Prague to Madrid in a day, adjust to the new conditions and take on Maria Sharapova after losing the final to Petra Kvitova.

Maria Sharapova News

Former champion Maria Sharapova arrives at Madrid having last won a match in January, when she reached the third round of the Australian Open and was trounced comprehensively by Angelique Kerber (6-1 6-3) in 64 minutes.
After returning from her 15-month doping suspension in April 2017, Sharapova played just eight tournaments in the rest of the season, which includes an International title at Tianjin (def. Sabalenka) and a fourth round at the US Open (l. to Sevastova).
The five-time slam champion has played just three tournaments in the last three months, Doha (l. Niculescu), Indian Wells (l. Osaka) and Stuttgart (l. #7 Garcia). Moreover, there are also fitness concerns about the Russian, having withdrawn from Miami due to the forearm injury.

Mihaela Buzarnescu News

Mihaela Buzarnescu gave a scare to Petra Kvitova when she took on the Czech in the final of J&T Banka Prague Open on Saturday, but eventually lost her second career final to the world #10 (4-6 6-2 6-3).
After struggling with injury for years (sit out almost the entire 2013-14 season), Buzarnescu began rising through the rankings at a rapid speed from #538 in January 2017 to #72 at the year-end, backed by seven ITF titles.
This January, she recorded her first WTA final at Hobart International, defeating Cornet, Riske, and Tsurenko, before losing to defending champion Elise Mertens.