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Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - Staring match point in the face, Maria Sharapova let lose a thunderous forehand and showed challenger Alexandra Panova why shes ranked No. 2 in the world. Sharapova trailed 4-1 in the third set, staved off a pair of match points and survived for one of her most memorable comeback victories in an improbably entertaining second-round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday. The match lasted 2 1/2 hours, the third set alone taking 68 minutes despite Panova jumping out to a commanding lead with a pair of breaks of Sharapovas serve. Sharapova earned one back but trailed 5-4 and faced two match points. On the first, the five-time Grand Slam winner let loose a powerful winning forehand on a second serve that hugged the line. The second was a longer point also won by Sharapova with a forehand, and at that point Panova wilted. Sharapova won the game, held at love and was ahead 15-40 with two match points of her own. She only needed one, as Panova was long at the end of a lengthy rally to secure Sharapovas 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory. The 25-year-old Panova entered the seasons first major as a qualifier and came in ranked 150th in the world. She lost all five of her previous Grand Slam matches before cruising past Sorana Cirstea on Monday. Sharapova, who committed 51 unforced errors and six double faults, won this major tournament in 2008 and was twice a runner-up. The former World No. 1 exited in the fourth round last year. Her next opponent is the winner of the match between No. 31 Zarina Diyas and Anna Schmiedlova. Other seeded winners were No. 10 Ekaterina Makarova, No. 21 Peng Shuai and Karolina Pliskova. American Christina McHale lost in straight sets to Carina Witthoeft, who advanced to set up a match against Irina-Camelia Begu. 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The Cardinals have lost three straight for the first time since a four-game losing streak Aug. 26-30 and finished their eight-game road trip 4-4 after winning three out of four in Milwaukee. "Were heading home," said centre fielder John Jay, who came up short of making the crucial play. "We just have to keep playing." Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 33rd save and third in the last three games. "We created an environment where we play the spoiler," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "There is no secret weve struggled with the Cardinals the last several years." Lynn (15-9) retired 15 straight before Brandon Phillips led off the eighth inning with the Reds first walk of the game. He went to third on Jay Bruces single to centre field and scored on Ramon Santiagos sinking liner to short centre that Jay got a glove on but couldnt hold. Bruce had to hold up to see if the ball was caught and was forced at second. "I just missed it," Jay said. "I knew I couldnt leave my feet. 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