Tennis

Sharapova eases past Peng to reach quarter-finals

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-06-27 21:16

LONDON - Maria Sharapova overpowered Peng Shuai 6-4 6-2 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday.

Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a return to Peng Shuai of China at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 27, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

The Russian fifth seed broke her Chinese opponent's serve in the ninth game and closed out the opening set to take control of the match.

Sharapova, Wimbledon champion in 2004, motored through the second set and will play top seed Caroline Wozniacki or Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the last eight.