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Sharapova into Australian Open second round

/ 09:08 PM January 14, 2014

Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning over Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. AP

MELBOURNE — Third seed Maria Sharapova clawed into the Australian Open second round on Tuesday with a straight-sets win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands as she seeks her first Grand Slam title since the 2012 French Open.

The glamorous Russian, on the comeback trail from a shoulder injury that forced her off the tour in August, battled past the American 6-3, 6-4 but her game was marred by errors and a serve that failed to fire.

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