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  Lisicki ousts Sharapova in forth round at Wimbledon

  Tennis | July 02, 2012 22:36 IST

  England, Jul 2: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round—just a month after completing a career Grand Slam.Lisicki, a 15th-ranked German, simply

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  Djokovic rallies past Stepanek at Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 29, 2012 23:17 IST

  England, Jun 29:  Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out.Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2,

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  Sharapova reaches forth round of Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 29, 2012 22:40 IST

  England, Jun 29:  Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve again in windy conditions at Wimbledon and had to rally from a break down in the second set Friday to beat Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-1,

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  Sharapova beats Pironkova in 3 sets at Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 28, 2012 23:05 IST

  England, Jun28:  Maria Sharapova overcame a second-set blip as she returned to the court for a second straight day to finish off a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0 victory over Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on

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  Sharapova cruises into 2nd round at Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 25, 2012 23:03 IST

  England, Jun25: French Open champion Maria Sharapova picked up right where she left off at Roland Garros, cruising into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday by beating Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2, 6-3.The top-ranked

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  Djokovic to open Wimbledon defense against Ferrero

  Tennis | June 22, 2012 18:25 IST

  England, Jun 22:  Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will begin the defense of his Wimbledon title against former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero on Monday.Djokovic has also been drawn to possibly meet six-time champion Roger Federer in

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  Comeback lifts Sharapova to career Grand slam

  Tennis | June 10, 2012 18:41 IST

  PARIS, Jun 10: On the days when her doctors argued over what was wrong and her right shoulder hurt each time she reared back to serve, Maria Sharapova used to ask herself a question. When

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  Sharapova defeats Errani for French Open title

  Tennis | June 09, 2012 22:41 IST

  Paris, Jun 9:  Sharapova won the French Open on Saturday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final to complete the career Grand Slam.Maria's journey to French Open Title in PicsSecond-seeded Sharapova, who was guaranteed

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  Maria Sharapova makes French open final

  Tennis | June 08, 2012 16:24 IST

  Paris, June 8 : While Maria Sharapova, the superstar, was having her photo snapped and walking down red carpets, Maria Sharapova, the tennis player, was grinding through a much less glamorous pursuit.She was slowly, steadily

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  Sharapova overcomes serving to reach French QF

  Tennis | June 04, 2012 21:44 IST

  Paris, June 4 : Despite tumbling to the clay and struggling with her serve, Maria Sharapova moved closer to her first French Open title by reaching the quarterfinals with a ragged 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2

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  Sharapova wins easily at French Open

  Tennis | June 01, 2012 19:47 IST

  Paris, June 1: Maria Sharapova won another easy match at the French Open on Friday, beating Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.The second-seeded Sharapova won her opening match 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday.The Russian has won

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  Sharapova beats Li to retain Italian Open title

  Tennis | May 21, 2012 21:28 IST

  Rome, May 21: Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by

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  Azarenka and Sharapova to meet in Porsche final

  Tennis | April 29, 2012 8:09 IST

  Stuttgart, Apr 29:  Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the top ranked players in the world, will contest the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday.No. 1 Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Agnieszka Radwanska of

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  Sharapova Loses In Key Biscayne Final To Radwanska

  Tennis | April 01, 2012 17:44 IST

  Key Biscayne, Apr 1: The two finalists met at the net to shake hands, Maria Sharapova standing a head taller, even with her shoulders slumped in disappointment.She finished second again on Saturday.Sharapova lost serve in

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  Sharapova Reaches Quarterfinals At Miami Masters

  Tennis | March 27, 2012 10:41 IST

  Key Biscayne, Mar 27: Maria Sharapova overcame 11 double faults on Monday to beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 7-6 (3) and become the first quarterfinalist at the Miami Masters. Sharapova, seeded No. 2, played for more

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  Sharapova Beats Wozniacki In Exhibition

  Tennis | March 06, 2012 7:58 IST

  New York, Mar 6 : Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden on Monday -- though she lost the only point she played against Wozniacki's boyfriend, top-ranked golfer Rory McIlroy.With

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  Maria Sharapova Takes World No. 2 Ranking

  Tennis | February 14, 2012 10:53 IST

  Paris, Feb 14: Russian Maria Sharapova overtook Czech Petra Kvitova to take the world number two spot in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday. Sharapova was beaten in the quarterfinals of the Paris Open

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  Kerber Stuns Sharapova To Reach Paris Semifinals

  Tennis | February 12, 2012 21:56 IST

  Paris, Feb 11: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted from the Open GDF Suez on Friday, beaten by Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.Kerber, a U.S. Open semifinalist, will next play Yanina Wickmayer

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  Sharapova Reaches Open GDF Suez Quarters

  Tennis | February 09, 2012 9:03 IST

  Paris, Feb 9: Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez.The top-seeded Russian said the court was faster than expected after hitting 19

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  Sharapova Sets Sights On London Olympics

  Tennis | February 07, 2012 11:43 IST

  Paris, Feb 7: Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury.The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has