The length of Nadal&rsquo;s battle with little-known German Daniel Brands, where the Spaniard was close to being two sets down before turning things round, contributed to Sharapova&rsquo;s match against Hsieh Su-wei being moved from Court Philippe Chatrier. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/shara.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 477px;" /> Maria Sharpova Suzanne Lenglen has been a troublesome venue for the Russian in the past but she needed only 53 minutes to overpower Chinese Taipei&rsquo;s Hsieh 6-2, 6-1 and set up a clash with rising Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard. Sharapova said: &ldquo;I was just happy that I was able to finish the match. Obviously getting off the court and seeing the men&rsquo;s match was still playing, I was happy with the decision that everyone made.&rdquo; Last year&#39;s victory was Sharapova&rsquo;s first Roland Garros title, and she added: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice to come back to a place where you feel like you&rsquo;re part of its history, where your name will always be ingrained somewhere on the wall or on the trophy. It&rsquo;s a really nice feeling.&rdquo;

There was none of the drama endured by Rafael Nadal for defending women's champion Maria Sharapova as she strolled into the second round of the French Open

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