Maria Sharapova: The return of the legend continues

Wednesday at the US Open witnessed Maria Sharapova beat Timea Babos in more than two hours - 6:7 | 6:3 | 6:1 .She had won against Simona Halep two days earlier, one of the best matches of the season,and reached the third round.

30-year-old Sharapova, who after the doping suspension is pursued by injuries, held only one match for the summer, but in New York she has already surprised everyone, including the first racket of the world to Karolina Pliskova: if Maria's character is well known, then in her physical there were great doubts about the readiness. Previous matches showed that Sharapova is still ready to fight till the very last.

In the third round Sharapova for the first time since returning played with the teenager - debutante of this stage of "Slams" 18-year old American Sofia Kenin and and defeating her, Maria reached the 4th round. A few weeks ago, many did not expect that she was ready to play, and others even claimed she did not want to play in tournaments. For the first time since her April tournament return, Sharapova won three matches in a row and now, confirming the enchanting victory over Kenin.

We did not expect, of course, 28 UE in the first set from Maria, we expected another game - better, but victory is now the most important thing. In the first set, the game did not go to Maria, unforced errors were many, and her rival played better than expected. In the second set, the situation was completely different. Maria reduced the impact strength and, logically, the number of UE (only 5 in this set), and despite Kenin's efforts (8 UE in this set), she did not allow her more than 2 sets.

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