Sharapova defeat Hogenkamp 41-4 in second round game

Maria Sharapova made her way into the third round at in the on going Wimbledon championship , two years after losing at the same stage.

The fourth-seeded Sharapova beat Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp 6-3, 6-1 on Court No. 2 yesterday , improving her record in second-round Grand Slam matches to 41-4.

In 2013, Sharapova lost to Michelle Larcher De Brito in the second round. Last year, the Russian lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Sharapova won the first of her five major titles at Wimbledon in 2004. She has been back in the final at the All England Club only once since then, losing to Petra Kvitova in 2011.