Maria Sharapova beats Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets as the Russian onthe Australian Open

Maria Sharapova avenged her US Open loss to Anastasija Sevastova to move into the third round of the Australian Open. Latvian Sevastova halted Sharapova's Grand-Slam comeback in the fourth round in New York last summer but this time it was the Russian who prevailed 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). Sevastova's tricky game eventually wore Sharapova down at Flushing Meadows and she appeared determined not to let that happen here, blasting her way to the first set in just 23 minutes.