US OPEN 2017: Sharapova makes a dream comeback, stuns Halep
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US OPEN 2017: Sharapova makes a dream comeback, stuns Halep

August 29, 2017

Maria Sharapova made a dramatic return to Grand Slam action by knocking out world number two Simona Halep at the US Open yesterday.

The Russian won 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in front of a sell-out crowd of almost 24,000 people in New York. Sharapova, 30, was playing her first Grand Slam match since serving a 15-month doping suspension. The 2006 champion and former world number one needed a wild-card to enter the main draw as she is ranked 146th.

When her name was drawn alongside Halep’s in the first round it set up a contest that felt more like a Grand Slam decider than opener.

Over the course of two hours and 44 minutes, Sharapova’s greater pace off the racquet outstripped Halep’s speed of foot, with 60 winners proving decisive despite 64 errors. Sharapova goes on to face Hungary’s Timea Babos, the world number 59, in round two on Wednesday.

Today’s Matches

Men’s Singles

  1. De Minaur Vs 6 D. Thiem

22 F. Fognini Vs S. Travaglia

1 R. Nadal Vs D. Lajovic

  1. Harrison Vs 15 T. Berdych
  2. Chardy Vs 18 G. Monfils

Women’s Singles

12 J. Ostapenko Vs L. Arruabarren

1 K. Pliskova Vs M. Linette

  1. Niculescu Vs 14 K. Mladenovic

4 E. Svitolina Vs K. Siniakova

  1. Osaka Vs 6 A. Kerber

10 A. Radwanska Vs P. Martic

  1. Riske Vs 20 C. Vandeweghe
  2. Vondrousova Vs 8 S. Kuznetsova

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