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Maria will play her first match at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA
Championships in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday against Sara Errani of
Italy.
Maria has played Errani once before at the final this year at
Roland Garros and won 6-3 6-2.
The match is the third match on court and the schedule of play
begins at 5.00 PM local time (4.00 PM CET, 10.00 AM ET & 7.00
AM PT).
On Wednesday, Maria will play her second round robin match against
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. This match will be the third match
on court and the schedule of play begins at 5.00 PM local time.
Maria has played Radwanska nine times before and leads the series
7-2, here are the matches they have played against each
other:
2007 Istanbul QF: Maria won 6-2 3-6 6-0
2007 US Open R3: Radwanska won 6-4 1-6 6-2
2008 Doha SF: Maria won 6-4 6-3
2009 Toronto QF: Maria won 6-2 7-6
2009 Tokyo SF: Maria won 6-3 2-6 6-4
2010 Stanford SF: Maria won 1-6 6-2 6-2
2010 Cincinnati R3: Maria won 6-2 6-3
2011 Roland Garros R4: Maria won 7-6 7-5
2012 Miami F: Radwanska won 7-5 6-4
Towards the end of the week, Maria will play her final round robin
match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.