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Top-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez.
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OPEN GDF SUEZ
Paris, France
February 6-12, 2012
$637,000/Premier
Hard/Indoors
Results – Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Singles – Second Round
(1) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 63 61
(6) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 61 64
Singles – First Round
(7) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Simona Halep (ROU) 64 64
(WC) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) d. (8) Anabel...
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