Sharapova wins twice in a day

Maria Sharapova [ Images ] continued her build-up for Wimbledon [ Images ] by winning back-to-back matches to reach the quarter-finals of the Edgbaston Classic on Thursday.

The former Russian world number one was left stranded leading American Alexa Glatch 6-3, 5-4 on Wednesday when rain washed out the rest of the day's play.

On resumption Sharapova, who is on a comeback trail following a nine-month layoff due to a shoulder injury, needed just one game to complete a 6-3, 6-4 second-round win.

The world number 73 was soon back on court to mete out more punishment. Italian seventh seed Francesca Schiavone offered little resistance before slumping to a 6-1, 6-3 defeat.

In other upsets, Hungarian Melinda Czink edged Canadian third seed Aleksandra Wozniak 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 while India's [ Images ] Sania Mirza [ Images ] beat number five Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [ Images ] of Russia [ Images ] 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.