Tag: Sharapova

Sharapova outlasts iron woman Kirilenko

Three time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova rallied to defeat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals Thursday....

Sharapova stunned by Kerber at Paris Open

Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4, 6-4 to German ninth seed...

Sharapova looks to fire Russia in chilly Moscow

Maria Sharapova will be looking to fire Russia in their Fed Cup World Group opener against Spain this weekend as she returns to freezing...

Sharapova, Azarenka to duel for title, ranking

Former champion Maria Sharapova and Belarus's Victoria Azarenka will fight for the Australian Open title and the number one ranking after winning nerve-wracking semi-finals...

‘Too loud’ Sharapova rebuffs scream quiz

Notoriously noisy Maria Sharapova slapped down questions over her loud shrieking Wednesday after she was singled out for criticism during a push for quieter...

Kvitova struggles as Serena, Sharapova cruise

Second seed Czech Petra Kvitova battled her way into the Australian Open third round on Thursday as rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova steamrolled...

Kvitova, Sharapova power into 2nd round

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova powered into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday as Russia's Maria Sharapova also won her first match...

Sharapova pulls out of China Open

World number two Maria Sharapova pulled out of next week's China Open after injuring her ankle at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament, WTA...

Wozniacki crashes out, Sharapova advances in Tokyo

Unseeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi toppled world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Wednesday, dashing the Dane’s hopes of...

Sharapova storms into third round in Tokyo

Maria Sharapova shrugged off last year’s disappointing first-round exit as she got off to a confident start in beating Tamarine Tanasugarn in the Pan...

Sharapova downs Zvonareva in exhibition match

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova beat her compatriot Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 Thursday in an exhibition match in Taipei. The top two Russian...

Sharapova reaches Taiwan for exhibition match

Former world No.1, Maria Sharapova landed in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday. Maria Sharapova, who is in Taiwan to play an exhibition match...

Aisam gets Federer, Sharapova gears for charity auction

Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has got the support of top stars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for a charity auction to...

Sharapova crashes, Nadal, Murray into third round

Maria Sharapova’s US Open dream was shattered by Flavia Pennetta on Friday, while men’s number four Andy Murray avoided an early exit with a...

Sharapova exits, Murray survives test at U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the U.S. Open Friday in a shock third round loss to Flavia Pennetta, while Andy Murray was lucky...

Sharapova shifts up a gear to reach third round

Maria Sharapova shifted into a higher gear Wednesday as she overwhelmed unseeded Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus with the loss of just two games to...

Sharapova through, Kvitova flops

Maria Sharapova survived an early scare at the US Open Monday after Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova had been knocked out of the year’s final...