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SENT PACKING: Maria Sharapova hits a return against Maria Kirilenko during the Australian Open.

SENT PACKING: Maria Sharapova hits a return against Maria Kirilenko during the Australian Open.

Sharapova out of Australian Open, Safina advances

Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the Australian Open on Monday, losing her first round match to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. Sharapova, seeded 14th, was broken by the 58th-ranked Kirilenko when serving to stay in the match at 5-4 down in the third set to lose her first match at Melbourne Park since beating Serbia's Ana Ivanovic for the title in 2008.

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