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New York third round for the first time Wednesday by eigning Wimbledon champion Garbine defeating either US qualifier Claire Liu or Muguruza was excited to reach the second China’s Duan Ying-Ying. roundR yesterday at the US Open while former After dominating the first set, Muguruza world number one was poised fought through most of the second before to swipe the Broadway spotlight. breaking 64th-ranked Lepchenko at love in the Spanish third seed Muguruza matched her best penultimate game. showing on the New York hardcourts in five tries “She started a little bit nervous and I started by defeating American 6-0, very well. Then the match equaled and I had 6-3 for her first triumph in Arthur Ashe Stadium, a big fight,” Muguruza said. “I give everything which celebrated its 20th anniversary. I have on the court. I sweat and work hard on “Very happy I’m in the second round,” said every point.” Muguruza. “I’ve been here so many times and Sharapova was set to face Romania’s second- I’ve never done very well. I will try again and ranked in the night feature hopefully it will happen.” match, the Russian star’s first match The 23-year-old Spaniard improved to 17-2 since serving a 15-month doping suspension. since the start of her London Grand Slam title “I don’t think any fan in the world is run, a stretch that also included a crown at not going to have that match on,” said US Cincinnati in the last major US Open tuneup. 15th seed Madison Keys. “We all knew it Muguruza, who won last year’s was inevitable she would be back and reached this year’s quarter- in majors and playing. I’m sure finals for the first time, can reach the New York this first round is going to be interesting.” Five-time Grand Slam US Open results: champion Sharapova, Men whose major titles include 1st rd the 2006 US Open, tested Benoît Paire (FRA) bt Lukáš Lacko (SVK) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) positive for the banned Hyeon Chung (KOR) bt Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4, 6-3 blood boosting drug Kevin Anderson (RSA x28) bt JC Aragone (USA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 meldonium at the 2016 Steve Johnson (USA) bt Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/5) Australian Open. Kyle Edmund (GBR) bt Robin Haase (NED x32) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 Her comeback began Cameron Norrie (GBR) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 -- retired with an April semi-final run Pablo Carreño-Busta (ESP x12) bt Evan King (USA) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) at Stuttgart but many rivals Florian Mayer (GER) bt Rogério Dutra Silva (BRA) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 complained about wildcard Women entries she received to assist 1st rd her fight back to top form. Maria Sakkari (GRE) bt Kiki Bertens (NED x24) 6-3, 6-4 The French Open denied Arina Rodionova (AUS) bt Richel Hogenkamp (NED) 7-5, 7-5 Sharapova a wildcard and Petra Kvitova (CZE x13) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 7-5, 7-5 she missed Wimbledon with Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-4, 6-4 a thigh injury, but US Open Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) bt Anna Zaja (GER) 6-2, 6-3 officials offered her a wildcard (FRA x18) bt Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-0, 6-1 as “a past US champion who Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x31) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-3, 6-4 needed the wildcard for entry Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) bt Misa Eguchi (JPN) 6-2, 6-2 into the main draw,” according Sofia Kenin (USA) bt Lauren Davis (USA x32) 7-5, 7-5 to a tournament statement. (USA) bt Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 (AFP)

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