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The Latest: Extreme heat policy remains at US Open

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 11:43 p.m. ET

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):

12:25 a.m.

Maria Sharapova overcame a bit of a stumble and 10 double-faults to grab the last three games in a 6-2, 7-5 victory over 51st-ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 7-5 in the U.S. Open's second round.

Five-time major champion Sharapova got broken at love to trail 5-4 in the second set. Cirstea then served to force a third set, and was two points away from doing so at 30-15, but Sharapova broke there to start her match-ending run.

Next up for Sharapova is a third-round matchup against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

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