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Tennis player Maria Sharapova wins Tianjin Open

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Tennis player Maria Sharapova wins Tianjin Open


15.10.2017

Justin Smith — originally posted to Flickr as Maria Sharapova – Wimbledon 2009, CC BY-SA 2.0/wikimedia.orgTennis player Maria Sharapova wins WTA tournament in Tianjin, China, TASS reports. In play-off, she left behind Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in two sets with score 7:5 and 7:6. It is already 36th victory in the career of Maria Sharapova over the last 2,5 years. It will enable the tennis player to enter a new Top-60 WTA ranking.

It is noteworthy that Russian tennis champion did not lose any rounds. The play-off was the most difficult set for her. Maria Sharapova literary snatched the victory in the second set from Sabalenka having gained several games and taken the victory in tiebreak with score 10:8. The most titled tennis players did not come to Tianjin as this competition is organized for the fourth time and is not included into WTA Premier series. However, it does not lessen the importance of Maria’s success.

It is worth reminding that last Friday Maria Sharapova outplayed Peng Shuai, China, in two sets.

Our tennis player have already arrived in Moscow for participation in VTB Kremlin Cup. She will meet with Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) in the first round by lot.

It should be reminded that this year terminates her 15-months disqualification and the famous tennis player returns to sports. WTA victory is the first serious achievement after a long break for her.

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