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By Howard Fendrich / The Bulletin
August 30, 2011
NEW YORK — Trailing big in the first round of the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova thought — well, no, she was certain — that she’d pull through if she could push her inexperienced opponent to a third set.
And Sharapova was right.
Shrieking as loudly as ever, Sharapova came back from a set and a break....