Maria Sharapova hit the court for the first time in nearly 10 months on Monday, beating Tathiana Garbin (who?) in three sets -- 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 -- at the Warsaw Open.
And as Greg Couch wrote last week, thank God.
Sharpova's return is obviously good for the game. But let's be real, it's also good for the eyes. With Sharapova's return, it means we can load up the Sharapova gallery again. Go ahead, you know you want to click through it.
Gallery after the jump.
Maria Sharapova Photos
Italy's Tathiana Garbin returns a shot to Russia's Maria Sharapova during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18,2009. Maria Sharapova made a winning return to tennis after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off, defeating Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Janek SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova serves the ball to Italy's Tathiana Garbin during the first round of the WTA Warsaw Open tournament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, May 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova serves the ball to Italy's Tathiana Garbin during the first round of the WTA Warsaw Open tournament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, May 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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Italy's Tathiana Garbin reacts as she plays Russia's Maria Sharapova during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Maria Sharapova made a winning return to tennis today after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off, defeating Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Italy's Tathiana Garbin returns a shot to Russia's Maria Sharapova during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Maria Sharapova made a winning return to tennis today after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off, defeating Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova eyes the ball during her match against Italy's Tathiana Garbin at the first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Sharapova, the highest money-earner in women's sport, had been out of action since last summer due to a shoulder injury, missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open as well as this year's Australian Open. The 22-year-old Russian has seen her world ranking slump from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the sport, but she played with plenty of grit to secure her place in the second round of the claycourt Warsaw Open today. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Italy's Tathiana Garbin during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Sharapova, the highest money-earner in women's sport, had been out of action since last summer due to a shoulder injury, missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open as well as this year's Australian Open. The 22-year-old Russian has seen her world ranking slump from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the sport, but she played with plenty of grit to secure her place in the second round of the claycourt Warsaw Open today. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts as she plays against Italy's Tathiana Garbin during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Sharapova, the highest money-earner in women's sport, had been out of action since last summer due to a shoulder injury, missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open as well as this year's Australian Open. The 22-year-old Russian has seen her world ranking slump from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the sport, but she played with plenty of grit to secure her place in the second round of the claycourt Warsaw Open today. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Italy's Tathiana Garbin during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Sharapova, the highest money-earner in women's sport, had been out of action since last summer due to a shoulder injury, missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open as well as this year's Australian Open. The 22-year-old Russian has seen her world ranking slump from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the sport, but she played with plenty of grit to secure her place in the second round of the claycourt Warsaw Open today. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova serves to Italy's Tathiana Garbin during their first round match of the Warsaw Open tennis tournament in Warsaw on May 18, 2009. Sharapova, the highest money-earner in women's sport, had been out of action since last summer due to a shoulder injury, missing last year's Wimbledon and US Open as well as this year's Australian Open. The 22-year-old Russian has seen her world ranking slump from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the sport, but she played with plenty of grit to secure her place in the second round of the claycourt Warsaw Open today. AFP PHOTO / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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