Rivals exchanged games in the opening debut on their innings, after which the American took five in a row and won the set with a score of 6: 1. For this, the eighth seeded took only 25 minutes.
It is noteworthy that Sharapova managed to win only 12 draws out of 39 and made 10 unforced errors.
6-1
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