FILE PHOTO - Simona Halep of Romania hits to Maria Sharapova of Russia. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - World number two Simona Halep beat Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-2 in the China Open third round on Wednesday for her first win over the Russian in eight attempts.
Halep, who lost to Sharapova in the first round of the U.S. Open, won five out of nine break points and took advantage of an error-prone display to hand the Russian her first straight-sets defeat of the season in one hour and 12 minutes.
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