Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates winning her second-round match with Timea Babos of Hungary on Wednesday at the U.S. Open. ( BEN SOLOMON / NYT )NEW YORK—No one, not even Maria Sharapova herself, knew quite what to expect from her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open. Read more: Maria Sharapova brings glitz back to U.S. Open with first-round statement: DiMannoArticle Continued Below“It wasn’t my best tennis,” Sharapova acknowledged in an on-court interview. But as the match went on, Sharapova looked more and more like someone who used to be ranked No. 6 Dominic Thiem beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, and No.

Source: thestar August 31, 2017 01:30 UTC