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Sharapova insists she's still Grand Slam force despite Wimbledon misery

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 08:16 PM

Maria Sharapova insists she is not finished as a Grand Slam force despite her worst ever performance at Wimbledon, a tournament which should be her perfect showcase.   Read more »

Former champs Sharapova, Kvitova crash out of Wimbledon

Dave JAMES, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 11:09 AM

Maria Sharapova suffered her first opening round Wimbledon defeat and earliest Grand Slam exit in eight years on Tuesday when she was shocked by fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko, the world number 132. Read more »

Sharapova hits back at Serena in book row

Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 01:59 AM

PARIS - Former world number one Maria Sharapova hit back at Serena Williams' criticism of her autobiography on Wednesday -- two days after their much-anticipated showdown at the French Open was scuppered by an injury to her American rival. Read more »

Tennis: Garbine Muguruza sends Maria Sharapova to worst Slam loss in 6 years

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:20 PM

Muguruza thrashed Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the French Open semifinals on Wednesday. Read more »

Nadal, Sharapova eye French Open semi-finals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 09:43 AM

Rafael Nadal sets his sights on a 27th Grand Slam semi-final when he faces Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday while Marin Cilic tackles Juan Martin del Potro in a battle of former US Open champions. Read more »

French Open: Serena, Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge

Martyn Herman and Pritha Sarkar, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 06:51 AM

The on-court rivalry is so lopsided it can barely be described as such yet Serena Williams' French Open fourth-round clash with Maria Sharapova on Monday feels like the biggest match played on the women's Tour this year. Read more »

Serena slams Sharapova book ahead of French Open clash

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:02 AM

Sharapova, who Williams has beaten 18 times in a row, claimed in her recent memoir 'Unstoppable' that Serena "hated" her for hearing her cry after the 2004 Wimbledon final. Read more »

Tennis: Sharapova sets up potential Serena clash, Nadal faces childhood friend

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 11:06 PM

Maria Sharapova marked her first appearance on Court Philippe Chatrier in three years with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Karolina Pliskova to set-up a potential French Open last-16 duel with old rival Serena Williams on Saturday, while 10-time champion Rafael Nadal was due to face childhood friend Richard Gasquet. Read more »

Serena back in business as Nadal, Sharapova survive scares

Dave JAMES, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 10:48 AM

Serena Williams made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis which was as memorable as her body-hugging black catsuit when she reached the Roland Garros second round on Tuesday.  Read more »

Wawrinka crashes, Djokovic through as rains halts Nadal and Sharapova

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 29 12:52 PM

Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka was dumped out in the first round by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday, a defeat which will send his world ranking plummeting. Read more »

Halep faces Svitolina again in Rome final after beating Sharapova

Reuters
Posted at May 20 08:25 AM

World number one Simona Halep will face Elina Svitolina in a repeat of last year's Italian Open final after recovering from a set down to beat Russian Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-1 6-4 in Rome on Saturday. Read more »

Ostapenko powers into Italian Open third round

Reuters
Posted at May 16 09:54 AM

Jelena Ostapenko stormed into the third round of the Italian Open on Tuesday with a dominant 6-2 7-5 victory over China's Zhang Shuai on a rain-delayed day in Rome. Read more »

Sharapova rediscovers winning form on Madrid clay

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 09:55 AM

Maria Sharapova won for the first time since the Australian Open as she beat Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday in the Madrid Open.  Read more »

Sharapova stunned by Garcia in Stuttgart first round

Scott Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 10:16 AM

Maria Sharapova crashed out in the opening round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Tuesday as French sixth seed Caroline Garcia staged a fightback to win 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4. Read more »

Sharapova knocked out of Qatar opener by Niculescu

Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 09:22 AM

Maria Sharapova looked out of sorts after surrendering an early advantage as she was stunned 4-6 6-4 6-3 by Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu in the Qatar Open first round on Monday. Read more »

Tennis: Kerber thrashes Sharapova to reach fourth round

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 07:37 PM

MELBOURNE - Maria Sharapova's hopes of a title-winning return to the Australian Open were unceremoniously crushed by Angelique Kerber as the battle of the former champions ended 6-1 6-3 in the German's favour on Saturday.   Read more »

Tennis: Sharapova gets patience test with Melbourne set to sizzle

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 02:58 AM

Temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius, but it is those on the more exposed outer courts who usually suffer most during the annual scorcher at Melbourne Park. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic, Sharapova back in business at Australian Open

Martin Parry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:47 PM

Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka sailed through injury tests at the Australian Open on Tuesday with focused former champion Maria Sharapova also successfully getting back to business after her drug ban. Read more »

Sharapova shoots up rankings after Tianjin win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 09:29 AM

Maria Sharapova has shot up the women's world rankings following her victory in Tianjin on Sunday, rising 29 places to 57th in the latest WTA list. Read more »

Sharapova wins first WTA title since return from ban

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 09:35 AM

Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title in more than two years at the Tianjin Open on Sunday, showing plenty of grit and determination as she came from behind in each set to beat Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6(8). Read more »