Sharapova arrived in Moscow for the Kremlin Cup tournament
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Former number 1 in the world Maria Sharapova arrived in Moscow to take part in the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament by partners of live soccer with a prize pool of 790, 000 dollars for which she received a `wild card` from the organizers. Sharapova, 30, returned home from the Chinese city of Tianjin, where he won the 35th trophy in his career after winning the final against Arina Sabalenka (Belarus) with 7: 5, 7: 6 (8). This was the first title for the Russian woman since mid-May 2015 and her return to the court at the end of April after a 15-month sentence for the use of the forbidden substance `melodion. `With her success, she has climbed to 57th in the WTA ranking, and in the first round in Moscow she will play against Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia).
Sharapova is Russia`s most decorated tennis player, having won a total of five Grand Slam tournaments, namely the Australian Open in 2008, the French Open in 2012 and 2014, Wimbledon in 2004 and the US Open in 2006. She also clinched the silver inthe 2012 Summer Olympics in London and was the 2008 Federations Cup champion.
After a 15-month long suspension for violating anti-doping rules, Sharapova made her comeback to tennis in April at Stuttgart, where she stormed into the semifinals round of the tournament.
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