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Coming off a very strong summer on the hard courts, Maria Sharapova could emerge the U.S. Open women's singles champion, writes Tracy Austin of MSNBC.com. 
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COMMENTARY
By Tracy Austin
NBCSports.com contributor
updated 2:08 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2006

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