Sharapova looses in U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open came to a grinding halt on Saturday when Mary Pierce came back from one set down to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open. Crowds flocked to Arthur Ashe Court to watch the new queen of women's tennis but the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was out-battled and out-thought by the 29-year-old Frenchwoman. Sharapova, who has been caught up in a frenzy of publicity since being crowned Wimbledon champion, won the first set convincingly but Pierce launched a devastating fightback. Sharapova, who wore a black ribbon in memory of the tragic events at Beslan where Chechen gunmen killed more than 320 people, including 155 children, tried to keep it all in perspective. "It's not the end of the world, I only lost a tennis match and there are far more important things going on in the world today."