French Open champion Maria Sharapova defeated British wild-card entry Samantha Murray 6-1, 6-0 Tuesday in a first-round match at Wimbledon.
The fifth-seeded Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title at the All-England Club 10 years ago as a 17-year-old and added her fifth last month in a three-set win over Simona Halep at Roland Garros.
On Tuesday, Sharapova was perfect in converting all five of her break-point opportunities, while
Murray failed to break the Russian's serve in the 58-minute match. Murray also had six double-faults.
Sharapova could face five-time champion Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.
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