Maria Sharapova Loses In Moscow Second Round
10.10.2007 MOSCOW-- Maria Sharapova, playing in Moscow for only the third time, lost to teenager Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. It was Sharapova's first match in six weeks since her defeat in the third round of the U.S. Open.

The second-seeded Russian, who was sidelined because of a lingering shoulder injury, has never made it past the second round in the event. Sharapova went ahead 5-3 and 40-love in the first set but lost 10 consecutive points and allowed Azarenka to force a tiebreaker. "Maybe I was too self-assured at 5-3," Sharapova said. "But it all went downhill after."