Melbourne — Maria Sharapova said it was the “right call” to abandon her match at the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament as smog from raging bushfires engulfed Melbourne on Tuesday.
The Russian five-time Grand Slam winner was 6-7 (4/7) 5-5 down against Germany’s Laura Siegemund when the umpire called a halt, saying “the players are feeling the smoke”...
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