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Sharapova ousted

Maria Sharapova’s return to WTA tournament play after more than a month away was short-lived following an upset loss Tuesday to 17th- ranked American Sloane Stephens 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio. Stephens overcame double faults on two match points to pick up her first victory over Sharapova in four meetings. “No one beats me four times in a row, so I had to win tonight,” Stephens said after the match. Sharapova, the 2011 W&S champion and a 2010 finalist, showed no traces of the hip injury that had kept her sidelined since a second-round loss at Wimbledon. – AP