Sharapova fights back to win second match at French Open

The seventh seed Maria Sharapova from Russia fought back from one set down to overcome the French wild card Caroline Garcia 3-6, 6-4 and 6-0 to go through the women's singles second round at the French Open on Thursday.

The three-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova put herself in great danger as she trailed behind 1-4 in the second set, but was tough enough to take the following 11 games in a row, refusing the 17- year-old Garcia to produce an upset.

Sharapova, 24, will play Chan Yung Jan from Chinese Taipei, who defeated American Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-4.

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