Maria Sharapova of Russia hits to Simona Halep of Romania. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Former world number one Maria Sharapova avenged her U.S. Open loss to Anastasija Sevastova with a 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(7) victory over the Latvian in the China Open first round on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Russian, returning to court for the first time since her fourth-round exit at Flushing Meadows, came back from a break down three times before clinching the first set 7-3 in the tiebreak.
