Maria Sharapova knocked out of US Open by Anastasija Sevastova
Associated Press
Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, returns a shot from Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APSharapova, the 2006 US Open winner, was able to find the positives after making 51 unforced errors to to only 14 by Sevastova, whose 21 winners were half the 30-year-old Russian's total. | APAnastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, returns a shot from Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APMaria Sharapova, of Russia, returns a shot from Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APAnastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, returns a shot from Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APAnastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, serves to Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APMaria Sharapova, of Russia, returns a shot from Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APAnastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, returns a shot from Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APMaria Sharapova, of Russia, reacts after scoring a point against Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APMaria Sharapova, of Russia, reacts after scoring a point against Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APAnastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, reacts after scoring a point against Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APSharapova, expected to jump from 146th to around the 100 mark in the world rankings, said a blistered right middle finger in the final set played no role in her defeat. | APMaria Sharapova, of Russia, returns a shot from Anastasija Sevastova, of Latvia, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. | APLatvian 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova rallied to eliminate the five-time Grand Slam champion 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, booking a quarter-final against American Sloane Stephens, who ousted Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. | AP
