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Maria Sharapova v Shahar Peer - Olympics tennis live preview

Sharapova could be set for a rematch with the heavy hitting Lisicki in the third round (credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Maria Sharapova will be expected to make a strong start to her 2012 Olympics campaign when she takes on Israel's Shahar Peer on Sunday afternoon.

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It's a very daunting challenge for the Israeli Peer who concedes 7 inches in height to the towering 6'2 Sharapova. And not only that but grass is her least favourite surface (she lost in the first round of Wimbledon earlier this summer) and she's never ever beaten Sharapova before, losing all six of their career matches going back to 2005.

This is Sharapova's first Olympics (back in 2004 she wasn't selected due to the strength in depth in the Russian team and in 2008 she was injured) and after winning the French Open in June she's a hot favourite to win a medal of some sort.

Sharapova is 4/1 with Sky Bet to win gold this week, odds which would have been much shorter had she not lost to Sabine Lisicki in the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this month.

However there are some stiff challenges ahead for the Russian. Sharapova could be set for a fascinating third round rematch with the heavy hitting Lisicki and if she gets through that one then Kim Clijsters could await in the quarters.

Will she be up to the test ? Sharapova has long dreamed of winning an Olympic medal and as she's shown so often in her fairytale career, never count her out.       

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