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Sharapova wins first match in 10 months

Associated Press

Monday, May 18, 2009

WARSAW, Poland -- Wearing strips of white tape on her right shoulder, Maria Sharapova played her first singles match on tour in nearly 10 months, and while she won on Monday, her game did show signs of rust. The three-time Grand Slam title winner needed nine match points before finally putting away 68th-ranked Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round of the Warsaw Open. "When you haven't been there, haven't done that in a while, it throws you off a little bit," said Sharap ...

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