Maria Sharapova Beaten On Return From Injury

Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova was defeated upon her return to tennis on Friday (December 6) as she lost an exhibition match in Bogota, Colombia, to Serb Ana Ivanovic. The 26-year-old Russian had not played since losing to Sloane Stephens in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati in August. The four-times grand slam winner, who fired coach Jimmy Connors after just one match together following the defeat by Stephens, pulled out of the U.S. Open held in August a