Maria Sharapova of Russia hits a return against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania during their women’s singles first round match at the Tianjin Open tennis tournament in Tianjin on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO

TIANJIN, China: Maria Sharapova made an impressive start to the Tianjin Open on Wednesday, beating Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets.

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