SINGAPORE (AP) — Maria Sharapova won her first complete match since Wimbledon in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory against Agnieszka Radwanska at the WTA Finals on Sunday.
Sharapova was sidelined after the Wimbledon semifinals until the Wuhan tournament in China four weeks ago with a prolonged foot injury.
She retired in the third set of her first match at Wuhan with a left wrist injury.
"I haven't completed a match since July, so I think it's always challenging to come back from not one injury, but a few," Sharapova said. "I was just really thrilled that despite not playing these last few months and not playing my best tennis, I was able to take myself to another level physically, which I didn't exactly expect that I would be able to."
Third-seeded Sharapova, looking rusty from the lack of match play, needed 2 hours, 47 minutes to finally nail down the win against fifth-seeded Radwanska.
The Russian's serve was erratic and while she posted eight aces, she also double-faulted 12 times.
Sharapova served for the match at 5-2 but dropped her serve. At 5-4, she double-faulted on her first match point, but won the match two points later when Radwanska netted a forehand.
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