Maria Sharapova’s French Open comeback was ended in straight sets yesterday as she was swept aside 6-2 6-1 by ruthless Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza.

Maria Sharapova’s return to the French Open came to an abrupt halt at the hands of Garbine Muguruza.

The Russian, back on the Paris clay having missed the last two tournaments due to a doping ban, was swept aside 6-2 6-1 by the Spanish third seed.

If Sharapova were to write another autobiography this tame quarter-final defeat is unlikely to feature too prominently.

It was her book Unstoppable, published last year, which had dominated the build-up to her scheduled fourth-round meeting with Serena Williams, until the American pulled out injured.

Williams had branded the book “hearsay” and expressed her surprise at just how much she featured in its pages.

However, Sharapova hit back, saying: “I think it would be strange for me not to include someone that I have competed against for so many years

“When you’re writing an autobiography, I don’t think there is any reason to write anything that’s not true.”

It was probably the best return Sharapova managed all day.

Muguruza had raced into a 4-0 firstset lead, punishing the former world number one’s second serve.

She broke again at the start of the second set and although this time Sharapova hit straight back, Muguruza bulldozed her way through the rest of the set to secure her place in the semifinals.

“I knew it was going to be an intense match, because I hadn’t played her for a long time,” said Muguruza.

“I wasn’t thinking so much about the result, but I just was thinking about not dropping my level.”

Pictures: Getty. Rafael Nadal, left, serves in his match against Diego Schwartzman and the 10-times winner faces a tough test when the match resumes today; Maria Sharapova crashed out in the quarter-finals.