MARIA SHARAPOVA RETURNS AT US OPEN ,OUSTS HALEP

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova returns to competition this week at the U.S. Open, her first major tournament since a doping suspension sidelined her for over a year.

Sharapova, who tested positive for the banned blood booster meldonium at last year’s Australian Open, improved to 7-0 in her all-time rivalry with Halep, extending her mastery over the 25-year-old Romanian.