Fifth seed Maria Sharapova smashed Japan's Nao Hibino in a savage first round showcase as she let go a notice to her opponents at the Australian Open on Monday.
The Russian, endeavoring to win her first title at Melbourne Park subsequent to 2008, was in rankling structure to take the match 6-1, 6-3 in 73 minutes on Margaret Court Arena.
There were worries in front of the conflict about her absence of match wellness, after Sharapova hauled out of the Brisbane International with a lower arm harm.
Be that as it may, the 28-year-old, a year ago's beaten finalist, was in fine fettle twilight on the practice courts as she gave a tennis lesson to Hibino, who was making her Grand Slam debut.
"I haven't played numerous matches in numerous weeks so it's awesome to turn out over here and begin my season at the Australian Open," said Sharapova.
"I was entirely satisfied in the way I could play in my opening match.
"I'm feeling okay, which is a positive. I'm only cheerful to complete off today and have the capacity to get prepared for the following one."
Snorting at full volume, the Russian five-time Grand Slam victor was engaged and altogether control as she dashed to a 3-0 lead in only 10 minutes.
It was the initially meeting between the pair and Hibino was at a misfortune on the most proficient method to handle Sharapova's capable groundstrokes and pinpoint administration amusement.
The Japanese world number 56 figured out how to hold serve in the fourth amusement however that was in the same class as it got with Sharapova terminating 12 victors to take the set in 32 minutes.
The set second began as the initially completed with the Russian predominant, promptly breaking to heap all the weight on Hibino, who has dynamically climbed the rankings since her WTA debut in 2012.
The 21-year-old Japanese had few responses to the Russian arsenal yet gamely ripped at back two diversions, spared three match focuses and even broke Sharapova as she served for the match. Be that as it may, it was just postponing the inescapable and she in the long run succumbed.
The inconvenience free execution was a help for Sharapova whose last 50% of 2015 was destroyed by wounds, first to her right leg which constrained her to miss the US Open.
She resigned from her rebound match at the Wuhan Open in China in September with a left lower arm harm, returning for the WTA Tour finals in Singapore toward the end of October.
In spite of this she oversaw two competition wins (Brisbane and Rome), with a 39-9 win-misfortune record.
She next plays Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus with a potential last eight conflict against her enemy Serena Williams, who beat her in the last a year ago and has won each match they have played subsequent to 2004.
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