Maria Sharapova delighted after knocking Dulko out of Indian Wells

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova spoke of her delight at advancing through to the next round of Indian Open with a 6:2, 6:0 victory over Argentine Gisela Dulko.

«I haven’t played a tournament in a few weeks and I was pretty eager to get out there tonight,» said the 24-year-old Russian.

«Gisela is always tricky, because we’ve played a few times before and she’s beaten me at a major before. As a first round opponent, I just had to be really ready from the beginning against her,» Sharapova added.

Second seed Sharapova, who has reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells four times, will take on Romania’s Simona Halep in the next round.