Maria Sharapova vs caroline garcia into 2017 tiajin open

The main draw for next week's Tianjin Open is out and top seed Caroline Garcia is set to face former No.1 Maria Sharapova in the first round. 

Tournament snapshot:

Top seeds: Caroline Garcia, Petra Kvitova, Peng Shuai, Donna Vekic. 

Defending champion: Peng Shuai d. Alison Riske 7-6(3), 6-2.

Caroline Garcia vs. Maria Sharapova highlight the first round

Sharapova's string of tough first round draws continues in Tianjin, where she will face one of the hottest players of the fall Asian swing in Garcia