No. 14 Maria Sharapova overcame a troublesome first-set loss to beat Jarmila Groth, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in first-round U.S. Open play. Sharapova rebounded from her early struggles to play largely error-free tennis in the third set, and advances to take on the Czech Republic’s Iveta Benesova.
2010 U.S. Open First Round Result: Maria Sharapova Rebounds For Victory
She also takes home the day’s best-dressed award for a fetching dark mint number with matching cardigan.
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