Sharapova won the clash with Azarenka

The expected with great interest match between the former guide- women in the world rankings Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka was won by the Russian.
Two other players, reaching No1, - Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic dropped.
Maria Sharapova won with 6: 4, 6: 3 after nearly two hours of play in the match of the third round at Indian Wells, which is a category "Prime binding". The game does not offer a high quality, but this was offset by higher decibels by the participants.
The first set was 67 minutes. On it, both of them won their own submission to 4: 4. Then Sharapova broke and took the part from a service. In the next part, the second in the scheme Masha lead with 5: 1 and has passed to win the game. Azarenka did not give up and managed to get a breakthrough. In the next game she has affect four match points, but then, in her service Sharapova managed to close the match after backhand on the diagonal which Victoria has return back to the net.
Sharapova finished with 27 unforced errors (8 double) and 23 winner hits (5 aces). For Azarenka indicators were 37 errors (9 double) and 23 winners.

"It is wonderful to see her Victoria again on the court healthy and playing in a high level. Surely I did not play my best tennis. But I was competitive and I managed to win. This is sometimes the most important thing," said Maria after the game.

The two-time champion Sharapova expects the next round the defending champion Italian Flavia Pennetta, who removed Samantha Stosur from Australia with 6: 4, 6: 2.

A surprise brought the young Swiss Belinda Bencic. She beat the No4 in the scheme Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark with 6: 4, 6: 4. The placed No31 teenager Flavia make a breakthrough at the end of each set for her first success against a player of the Top 5.

Interestingly, in their previous match Benchich failed to take a game against Wozniacki.

"The difference now was that I won a game. I really was very happy after I took the first; at all I played very solid today. Before in Istanbul, I had perhaps too much respect for her and I was scared and nervous. Today, I had a game plan which I have followed and I showed what I can, "said smiling The 18 years old Benchich which didn`t started the season impressively.

The next opponent of the Swiss is also a former No1. This is Jelena Jankovic, who beat Madison Keys after 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3. Benchich has beaten the Serbian at the US Open last year.

As dropped out also No5 Ana Ivanovic. She failed to take revenge against Caroline Garcia for her loss in the semi-finals in Acapulco. The French, who is placed the 25th, beat with 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 2 in the two-hour match.