FRENCH OPEN 2006: Day 1

Mashona Washington from Houston, Texas had 3 match points against Maria Sharapova yesterday at the French Open but ended up losing 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 after leading 5-2 in the third set! The match was almost 2 and a half hours long. Through the first two sets Mashona not only had more winners than errors, she had more winners than Sharapova!
This was one of the best women's t matches of the year. Mashona was hitting winners from every corner of the court, oftentimes on the stretch. Sharapova led 6-2, 3-1 before Mashona even had her first break point. Two of the three match points were on Mashona's serve, but were denied by winners from Sharapova. A truly great match.