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Jul 3, 2006, 18:12 GMT

Sharapova beats the heat to advance

London - Maria Sharapova closed out a tough fourth-set challenge from Italian Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3 in searing heat at the Wimbldedon Championships on Monday. The fourth-seeded Russian, who won the title in 2004, overcame ten double-faults as she got through over the 16th seed on a second match point to start the second week of the Grand Slam. Sharapova next faces compatriot Elena Dementieva, who defeated the last American standing, Shenay Perry, 6-2, 6-0. For the third time in three Grand Slams this year, just one American got through to the second week. Lindsay Davenport was the last American remaining in Melbourne while Venus Williams was the last one alive in Paris. In 20 majors between 2001 and 2005, with one exception (2005 Roland Garros), there were at least three Americans in second weeks. 'I think when anyone's in a position that they're thrown into for the first time, and being the last American, it is a little nerve racking,' said Perry, ranked 62nd. 'I'm not holding my head down because I was too nervous to play a fourth round Wimbledon match.' Dementieva, a two-time Grand Slam finalist, broke a personal jinx after failing to get into the quarters of a major on three previous occasions. Third seed Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced with a quick dispatch of Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-1 as temperatures his more than 40 Celsius on court. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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