Like Sharapova, Kenin was born in Russia and moved to the United States when she was a young girl. “I think that’s something that gave me confidence in the second — was toward the end of the second set, I felt like I was the fresher player,” she said. But Sharapova came out with fury in the second set and began to strike the ball with more authority, and her serve improved significantly. A 10-minute, 16-point game ensued, and Sharapova emerged with the game, firing a service winner to end it. She lost her serve in the opening game of the third set, with Sharapova punishing her second serve.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2017 01:11 UTC