Maria Sharapova’s unbeaten record in US Open night matches came to a halt as Carla Suarez Navarro pulled off a shock.
Maria Sharapova expressed her frustration at being able to ‘consistently’ find her best level, as she suffered another disappointing Grand Slam result in 2018. The Russian has failed to go beyond the quarter-finals of a major during an up and down season and put in an error-strewn display against Carla Suarez Navarro to tumble out of the US Open.
Sharapova averaged two unforced errors per game against the Spaniard in a 6-4 6-4 loss on Monday night – a result that brought an end to a 23-match unbeaten streak under the lights in New York. The 31-year-old confessed she didn’t have the answers to why her performances continue to fluctuate, philosophically claiming it’s a ‘work in progress’, but she couldn’t hide her disappointment in blowing a glorious opportunity for a deep run at a Slam.