Maria Sharapova advances to third round of the 2017 China open

BEIJING, China 
Maria Sharapova claimed her second consecutive three-set victory at the China Open on Tuesday, as she outlasted fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, to advance to the third round.

"There are certain moments of the match where you have to think a little bit more, where it's not coming as naturally as maybe it did in the past," Sharapova said to the media, regarding her plethora of three-set matches. "That takes time. But to be able to get through them physically and do the right thing when it matters is what I can ask from myself."