All articles tagged "Maria Sharapova"
Maria Sharapova loses first match after comeback 
13 Mar, 10:10 PM 2 comments
Former world number one Maria Sharapova made a tentative return from shoulder surgery Thursday, teaming with Elena Vesnina in a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 loss to Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Belarussian Tatiana Poutchek in doubles play at the BNP Paribas Open.
Sharapova Withdraws from Sony Ericsson Open 
19 Mar, 01:21 PM 9 comments
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami this month, due to continued recovery from her shoulder injury. Sharapova has been suffering from a torn rotator cuff since April 2008 and has not played a tournament in singles since the Rogers Cup in Montréal in the summer of 2008.
Russia’s Sharapova to join Newport Beach Breakers team 
8 Apr, 01:45 PM 3 comments
Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will join the Newport Beach Breakers as their marquee player this summer at Newport Beach Country Club.
Russia’s Safina tops WTA rankings 
9 Apr, 10:55 PM 5 comments
Russian star Dinara Safina will become the No. 1 tennis player in the world when the WTA Tour rankings are released on April 20. Safina will become only the second Russian woman to reach No. 1, joining three-time major champion Maria Sharapova.
Russia’s Sharapova out of WTA top 50 players 
13 Apr, 01:33 PM 4 comments
Russia’s Maria Sharapova has gone down in WTA rankings by 23 positions, being out of top 50 tennis players. The former world champion took 53rd place with 1130 points.
Russia’s Safina replaces Serena Williams as number one in WTA rankings 
20 Apr, 11:49 PM 8 comments
Russian star Dinara Safina officially climbed to the world number one position in the women's tennis rankings on Monday. Safina is only the second Russian woman to reach No. 1, joining three-time major champion Maria Sharapova.
Russia to face Italy without WTA Tour's top ranked Safina in Fed Cup 
21 Apr, 11:07 PM 4 comments
Dinara Safina was left off the Russian team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup semifinals on the same day she took over as the world’s top-ranked women’s tennis player.
Sharapova to return to court next week in Warsaw WTA tournament 
12 May, 11:17 PM 4 comments
Maria Sharapova has announced her return to singles action after an eight-month injury layoff in the Warsaw WTA tournament starting on May 18.
Russia’s Sharapova wins first match after lay-off 
19 May, 10:40 PM 3 comments
The three-time Grand Slam title winner needed nine match points to finally put away 68th-ranked Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round of the Warsaw Open.
Maria Sharapova continues successful return 
20 May, 04:38 PM 2 comments
Maria Sharapova continued her successful return to the WTA circuit on Wednesday with a confident 6-2, 6-0 victory over Darya Kustova of Belarus which took her into the quarter-finals of the Warsaw Open.
Maria Sharapova falls to Bondarenko in quarterfinals of Warsaw Open 
22 May, 11:09 PM 14 comments
Maria Sharapova still has work to do before she returns to championship form. Rushing shots and unable to find her range from the baseline, Sharapova was beaten in straight sets by 39th-ranked Alona Bondarenko in the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Open on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova wins first match at French Open 
26 May, 10:50 PM 2 comments
Maria Sharapova began Act II of her storied career Monday when she shrieked her way into the second round of the French Open with a 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus.
Maria Sharapova reaches French Open quarterfinals 
1 Jun, 11:27 PM 4 comments
The unseeded Russian with an injured right shoulder pulled out another close one at Roland Garros on Sunday, coming back to beat 25th-seeded Li Na of China 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals at the clay-court major for the fourth time in her career.
World number one Dinara Safina reaches French Open semi-finals 
2 Jun, 06:41 PM 3 comments
Russian tennis number one beats Belorusian ninth seed as fraught nerves get the better of her
Maria Sharapova tumbles out of Roland Garros 
3 Jun, 11:42 PM 2 comments
Maria Sharapova left the French Open on Tuesday following a 6-0 6-2 quarter-final demolition by Slovak Dominika Cibulkova but it was not all bad news as she had finally won over the fickle Roland Garros crowd.
Maria Sharapova the only Russian on the Forbes' 100 celebrity power ranking 
4 Jun, 01:02 PM 10 comments
Russia’s tennis star Maria Sharapova occupies the 76th position in the Forbes World's Most Powerful Celebrities list. Angelina Jolie has overthrown Oprah Winfrey by becoming the world's most powerful celebrity.
Maria Sharapova presents blinking phone dress 
19 Jun, 03:57 PM 2 comments
Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova presented a prototype dress to reporters that is designed to light up when the wearer's mobile telephone rings.
Maria Sharapova crashes out of Wimbledon in second round 
25 Jun, 11:18 PM 4 comments
Maria Sharapova was left licking her wounds after losing at Wimbledon on Wednesday, while fellow former champion Roger Federer sauntered through to the third round in glorious sunshine after a textbook display.
Maria Sharapova needs 3 even sets to win in first round of West Classic 
28 Jul, 12:02 PM 69 comments
Maria Sharapova shook off some inconsistent play to beat Ai Sugiyama, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1 in the first round of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic on Monday night.
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