Intro:

Maria Sharapova was pleased to have beaten Alize Cornet in straight sets in round three of the Australian Open despite not having played her best tennis - the third seed now faces Dominika Cibulkova in round four.

Script:

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Maria Sharapova
"I think I can take a few positives from this match. One being the fact that I was able to win it not playing my best tennis. There are definitely things I'm going to have to improve and do better moving forward, because it only is going to get tougher. But, yeah, I am happy that I took my chances, you know, even though it was pretty close in that second set.

"Of course. She's a great retriever of the ball. It's going to be a very physical match. She likes to make it physical. That's when she plays her best. Obviously I don't want to go there with her (smiling). But, no, she's a tough opponent. That's for sure. She plays a lot of top players extremely well and tough and has nothing to lose, so I'm expecting a tough one the next round."