No Fairy Tale Ending for this Year’s Cinderella

 US Open ’10 Update

Maria Sharapova showing no mercy by Getty Images

Maria Sharapova became sort of like the Cinderella’s evil step mom as she mercilessly crushed Beatrice Capra’s dream of reaching the fourth round in the US Open. Sharapova ended the teenager’s amazing run in a double bagel, 6-0, 6-0 demolition.

Capra may have lost, but this should be a great experience for her. She has beaten veteran Karolina Sprem and upset 18th seed Aravene Rezai in the previous rounds. But today is not her day. The teen struggled with wind as she tried to keep all the balls back to stay on the rallies. She occasional hit some winners but it wasn’t enough to chip Sharapova’s onslaught of ground strokes.

Sharapova’s power is unstoppable. Showing no mercy as she aggressively moves the teen around. She managed to break her opponent’s serve 6 times in 10 attempts and produced 17 winners compared to Capra’s 3.

Beatrice Capra by Getty Images

Sharapova pumped her fist as the match ended after Capra’s crosscourt forehand sailed long.
Sharapova will next face Caroline Wozniacki, who is equally impressive beating Yung-Jan Chan 6-1, 6-0.