Tag: Sharapova
Sharapova doles out dreaded double bagel to Dart
MELBOURNE: Former champion Maria Sharapova gave hapless Harriet Dart a 6-0 6-0 shellacking to fly into the second round of the Australian Open on...
Sharapova, Keys withdraw from Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM: Maria Sharapova and Madison Keys have withdrawn from next week’s Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham as they look to regain full fitness ahead...
Nadal faces childhood pal Gasquet, Sharapova edges closer to Serena duel
PARIS: Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the French Open third round and a clash against childhood friend Richard Gasquet on Thursday, as Maria...
Australian Open: Halep beats Lauren Davis after three-hour long epic set
Pliskova beat compatriot Safarova to reach round four of the tournament
Kerber defeats Sharapova
SYDNEY: World number one Simona Halep survived an epic battle...
Djokovic survives brutal Melbourne heat test as Sharapova shines
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic survived a gruelling fitness test under the brutal Melbourne sun Thursday to stay alive at the Australian Open as Maria Sharapova...
Sharapova sails into second round, makes earliest slam exit in seven...
MELBOURNE: Former world number one Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on Tuesday sailed serenely into the second round of her first Australian Open since...
Sharapova ousted at US Open while Venus, Kvitova advance
NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova´s Grand Slam return after a 15-month doping ban ended Sunday with a fourth-round defeat at the US Open but the...
Sharapova out of Rio as CAS delays doping decision
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has put back its ruling on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova for two...
Sharapova appeals two-year doping ban to CAS
Russian superstar Maria Sharapova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her two-year doping ban, CAS confirmed on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old tested...
Sharapova banned for two years for doping
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years after failing a drug test, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Wednesday.
Sharapova...
McEnroe doubts Sharapova was unaware of meldonium ban
Tennis great John McEnroe finds it hard to believe that Maria Sharapova was unaware she was taking a banned drug that led to her...
Tennis to survive Sharapova storm, generation change
Rocked by Maria Sharapova's failed drugs test confession and the sun threatening to set on a golden generation, tennis faces huge challenges to maintain...
Sharapova ‘reckless beyond description’
Maria Sharapova failing an Australian Open doping test for a substance banned only weeks before was “reckless beyond description”, said former World Anti-Doping Agency...
Sharapova withdraws from Qatar Open with arm injury
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from this month’s Qatar Open due to a persistent arm injury, the Russian said on Wednesday...
Sharapova plays Russian roulette with Olympic dream
Maria Sharapova attempts to remain on course for the Rio Olympics when Russia take on the Netherlands in the Fed Cup this weekend even...
Sizzling Sharapova fires Grand Slam warning shot
Fifth seed Maria Sharapova crushed Japan’s Nao Hibino in a ruthless first round display as she fired a warning to her rivals at the...
Practice makes perfect for upbeat Sharapova
Maria Sharapova Saturday said she is in good shape and not worried about a lack of match practice going into the Australian Open after...