its with coach Sven GroeneveldMaria Sharapova comes up short again Naomi Osaka in CaliforniaNothing comes easy to Maria Sharapova on her grand slam return after a doping ban, but the Russian’s mix of grit and power were enough to see off American teenager Sofia Kenin 7-5 6-2 in the third round of the U. w it when he lost 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-4 against Argentine counter-puncher Diego Schwartzman in the third round on Friday. US Open 2017: Maria Sharapova battles past Sofia Kenin to reach fourth round. asija Sevastova, opened up a 3-0 lead and ended the contest on the first match point when the American sent a backhand wide. However, for the shorter formats, young Rishabh Pant took over the reins. “It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. “When I was coming back we had this kind of idea to show something on the t-shirt,” Kvitova explained. The former all-rounder has his fingers crossed before the start of the season. After the Rio Olympics last year, the WFI parted ways with foreign coach Vladimer Mestvirishvili. Norway won 2-0 at home to Azerbaijan in a game that did not affect the qualification picture.