Maria Sharapova advances into Round 3 of China Open

Maria Sharapova had to dig deep as she defeated fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. The five-time major winner earned a straight-sets victory over Makarova in just her second match back from a 15-month doping ban in Stuttgart in April, but she found the going much tougher in Beijing. Sharapova will face Simona Halep in the last 16. (Video Credit: SNTV)

 
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