End of Maria Sharapova's "great tour" at the US Open
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has been eliminated in the round of 16 by Latvian Anastasia Sevastova with a score of 5-7, 6-4, and 6-2. The current 146th in the world arrived at Flushing Meadows as a wildcard entry, after a fifteen-month suspension for doping.
Garbiñe Muguruza also knocked out in the quarterfinals
Garbiñe Muguruza will also not be present in the quarterfinals after losing to Petra Kvitova with a score of 7-6 and 6-3. This is the third consecutive time that the Spanish player succumbs to the Czech. The defeat complicates Muguruza's access to the top spot in the women's circuit ranking.