Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during the first set tie-break in her women's singles tennis match against Kristina Mladenovic of France at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 24, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Third seed Maria Sharapova moved on from her weekend spat with Serena Williams by returning to her day job on Monday and earning a 7-6(5) 6-3 win over Kristina Mladenovic in a tricky first round match at Wimbledon.
The Russian had been embroiled in a conflict with Williams after a magazine interview with the world number one that included a reference the reporter interpreted as an attack on Sharapova's relationship with Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov.
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