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Jarmila Gajdasova retires to send Maria Sharapova through at Italian Open

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Maria Sharapova advances to the last 16 at the Italian Open as Jarmila Gajdosova retires less than an hour into their second-round affair.

Maria Sharapova progressed to the third round of the Italian Open this lunchtime as opponent Jarmila Gajdosova retired midway through the second set.

Third seed Sharapova was already a set in front when Australian Gajdosova called it a day after being broken to love in the fourth game of the second.

The Russian won the opener 6-2 without offering the world number 52 a single break point, using her powerful strokes to dominate the encounter.

Sharapova, a two-time champion in Rome, could next face 15th seed Madison Keys in the last 16.

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