MOSCOW, March 26 (R-Sport) - Maria Sharapova blew away Klara Zakopalova on Tuesday to set up a Miami Masters quarterfinal with Italy's Sara Errani.
The Russian star quickly disposed of 21st-seeded Zakopalova 6-2, 6-2, at the $5.2 million event in Key Biscayne, Florida.
"I thought I did a much better job today at being aggressive and playing a bit more consistently than in the previous match," Sharapova said in comments carried by the WTA website.
"The conditions today were a little bit easier as well. I'm really happy to be through to the quarterfinals of this tournament again."
There, Sharapova will seek her fourth win in four encounters over Errani, who earned the matchup with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback win over Ana Ivanovic.
"Sara's probably one of the most consistent players on the tour, and she's getting really far in tournaments all the time," Sharapova said.
Errani was Sharapova's quarterfinal victim en route to the Indian Wells title last week.
In the other quarterfinals, world No. 1 Serena Williams plays China's Li Na, Agnieszka Radwanska faces Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens, and Roberta Vinci is up against Jelena Jankovic.
The Miami Masters, known as the Sony Open for sponsorship reasons, is a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament played on hard courts.
