Tag: Maria Sharapova

Sharapova scrapes into next round

French Open champion Maria Sharapova came from a set down to beat qualifier Heather Watson of Britain on Tuesday for a place in the...

Open women’s stars battle for season supremacy

Reigning Grand Slam champions Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka are locked in a battle for the US Open title and the season's...

Sharapova seeks Open revenge as Serena rolls on

Maria Sharapova advanced to a grudge-match US Open semi-final against top seed Victoria Azarenka while Serena Williams booked a last-four berth for the fourth...

No matches, no problem for Sharapova

Maria Sharapova has not played a match since settling for a silver medal at the London Olympics but she thinks rest might be just...

Sharapova launches a candy line

Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, third seed for next week's US Open, has launched her own brand of sweets. The 25-year-old, who won this...

Sharapova launches personal candy line

Russian tennis icon Maria Sharapova, third seed for next week’s US Open, has launched her own brand of sweets. The 25-year-old, who won this...

Ill Sharapova pulls out of Montreal

World number two Maria Sharapova withdrew from the WTA event in Montreal on Wednesday, citing a viral infection. The Russian Olympic silver medalist joins...

Travel forces Wimbledon stars to snub Village life

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova are among a host of top tennis stars who have snubbed the Athletes' Village in a bid to avoid...

Sharapova to carry Russian Olympic flag

French Open champion Maria Sharapova will become Russia’s first woman flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, Olympic Committee (ROC) chief Alexander...

French Open win beats Wimbledon: Sharapova

Maria Sharapova said her French Open triumph was a greater achievement than her teenage 2004 Wimbledon breakthrough which launched her on the road to...

Sharapova into French Open final, regains top spot

Maria Sharapova defeated Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3 to reach her first French Open final on Thursday, reclaiming the world number one ranking...

Sharapova struggles through at chilly Open

Maria Sharapova struggled into the French Open quarter-finals on Monday, defeating Czech veteran Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 in an error-scarred clash which...

Sharapova routs Azarenka to claim title

Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA title of the year on Sunday as she blasted her way past world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1,...

Sharapova downs Kvitova in Stuttgart

Maria Sharapova hopes to claim her first title of the season in Sunday's Stuttgart claycourt final against top seed Victoria Azarenka following her semi-final...

Poland in raptures over Radwanska’s Miami title

Polish media piled on the praise on Monday for Agnieszka Radwanska's maiden Miami title, where she dismantled Maria Sharapova and staked her claim on...

Sharapova advances at Indian Wells

Second seed Maria Sharapova routed Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the WTA/ATP Indian Wells tournament on Saturday. The...

Sharapova hits ground running

Beaten Australian Open finalist Maria Sharapova made a winning start at the WTA Paris Open on Wednesday, beating South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-1...