Sharapova fell to in three sets, despite the loss, she climbed back inside the top 40.
Sharapova competed on the from 2001 to 2020 and had been ranked world No.
Her first-round opponent was Italian , who she went on to defeat in straight sets to advance to the second round, making it her first victory since her return.
She was upset in the second round by in three sets.
She ended the year as world No.
In 2016, Sharapova failed a drug test.
She found her way into the third round, defeating and , all in straight sets.
I make no excuses for not knowing about the ban.
There, she beat seventh-seeded Eugenie Bouchard and Ekaterina Makarova, in straight sets, to make her fourth Australian Open final, where she lost to Serena Williams in straight sets, worsening her record against her to 2—17.
Description: However, she was upset in the fourth round in straight sets by the 15th-seededwhom she beat in the previous year's semifinals.