Russian Maria Sharapova reacts after losing a point to Spain's Carla Navarro in the third round of the WTA Montreal in Canada on Thursday. - EPA
MONTREAL (AFP): French Open champion Maria Sharapova's preparations for the US Open suffered a setback on Thursday as she was ousted from the WTA Montreal tennis tournament by Carla Suarez Navarro.
The 14th-seeded Spaniard, ranked 16th in the world, shrugged off two rain delays and emerged with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 triumph over the fourth-seeded Russian, a former world number one who was playing her first tournament since a surprise fourth-round exit at Wimbledon.
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