**but i'm a supergirl and supergirls don't cry**
The draw for Maria's 1st hardcourt event of 2009 at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford has been released and Maria will face Ai Suigyama of Japan in the 1st round . This match will be played on Monday night at 19.00 PT.
Maria has played the Japanese player 3 times before and leads the series 3-0 . The last meeting was at Wimbledon last year which Maria won in straight sets - they have never played before on hardcourts.
The 1st seed Maria can meet is #5 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia in the 2nd round.
This is Maria's 1st appearance in Stanford and she has no points to defend next week.