Шарапова: Клейбанова: 2:6, 6:2, 6:2.
In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Maria will face Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic. They have played once before at Roland Garros on clay in 2006 and Maria won 6-4 6-1.
In the rankings, Maria provisionally moves up to #22 with 2080 points.