Next on Arthur Ashe, Maria Sharapova continues her comeback at her first Grand Slam since her suspension against the USA's Russian-born teenager, Sofia Kenin.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - SHARAPOVA 7-5 6-2 KENIN. Sharapova was far from her best but she does enough to edge past American teenager Sofia Kenin and reach the last 16 of the US Open. The Russian broke again to reel off the last three games and seal it in straight sets in one hour and 43 minutes. She now faces a round four clash with Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova.

Wow factor tennis!

SHARAPOVA 7-5 5-2 KENIN. Maria backs it up, winning the point of the match with an instinctive lob as she moves to within a game of the last 16.

BREAK! - SHARAPOVA 7-5 4-2 KENIN. Good response from Maria. She comes out all guns blazing to notch up triple break point. Two go begging but the American can't reach the sanctuary of deuce as she fires long under pressure. Now, can Masha see this out from here?

BREAK! - SHARAPOVA 7-5 3-2 KENIN. After the purple patch comes the dip. Sharapova pretty much beats herself, firing down two double faults as Kenin bites back.

SHARAPOVA 7-5 3-1 KENIN. Sofia halts the losing streak and gets on the board to 30. Can she mount another comeback or has she missed her chance with Maria cutting back on the unforced errors?

SHARAPOVA 7-5 3-0 KENIN. Masha backs up the break with a hold to love. That's five games on the spin and it's looking bleak for the teenager.

BREAK! - SHARAPOVA 7-5 2-0 KENIN. All eyes were on Kenin to see how she would react - and it isn't great. Sharapova looks more composed with that set under her belt and Sofia isn't getting as many cheap points. The American faces double break point and buckles with a double fault.

VIDEO: Ho the first set was won.

SHARAPOVA 7-5 1-0 KENIN. Sharapova wriggles free to seize the scoreboard advantage as Kenin pays the price for a couple of loose returns at 30-30 and deuce.

Can Kenin continue to grow in stature or will that body blow right at the end of Set 1 break her belief?

SET! - SHARAPOVA 7-5 KENIN. Sharapova will feel she got away with one there. She's been out of sorts tonight but gets the job done with a succession of crunching forehands to break at the death and finally take the opener in one hour and seven minutes.

SHARAPOVA 6-5 KENIN. Maria delighted to get some cheap points off her opponent in a key game. She holds to 15 to guarantee herself the minimum of a tie break. Will Kenin hold her nerve now?

SHARAPOVA 5-5 KENIN. Sofia is settled and played bold tennis there. She has continued to hit consistently and will be well aware that Sharapova is leaking errors for fun so far. This is tight and tense now.