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Maria Sharapova vs Richel Hogenkamp: 2015 Wimbledon live scores

1st July, 2015
Head to head: Never Met
Odds: Sharapova 1.02 Hogenkamp 15
TV: It should be on either Fox Sports, Channel 7, or the 7 tennis app.
Maria Sharapova has returned after her failed drugs test. (AAP Image/Martin Philbey)
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1st July, 2015
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For the second time in two rounds, Maria Sharapova will face a player outside of the top 100, when she comes up against Richel Hogenkamp.
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On the opening day of The Championships, Sharapova defeated local hope and world number 126 Johanna Konta.

Today, in the second round, she faces Richel Hogenkamp, who is 123 in the world.

If you want a perfect start to the tournament, for one of the favourites, Sharapova has got it so far.

This is taking nothing away from Hogenkamp though, who has played well so far.

After qualifying for the event, with three straight set wins, Hogenkamp won her first ever main draw match at a Grand Slam event.

She will also be at a career high ranking when they are released after Wimbledon.

The 6-4 6-4 win over Qiang Wang also made it four straight wins with no sets lost in the event.

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Keeping that record today will be hard against Sharapova.

The Russian opened up her campaign with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 win over Konta in the first round. In a match that could have been tricky, the world number 4 dispatched her opponent with ease.

She will be looking to do the same against Hogenkamp today, and shouldn’t be very troubled.

Hogenkamp plays from the baseline predominantly, and likes to grind out points using the backhand. Sharapova should be able to counter that with her power, and attack her opponent in most points.

The world number four won’t be troubled and will comfortably progress to the third round with a straight set win.

Prediction: Sharapova 2-0

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