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  Party for Ash Barty at Australian Open; Sharapova, Kerber knocked out

  Tennis | January 20, 2019 12:38 IST

  It took four match points and 2 hours, 22 minutes before Barty fended off 2008 champion Sharapova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, reaching the quarterfinals of a major for the first time. 

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  Australian Open: Serena Williams into fourth round, dropped nine total games so far

  Tennis | January 19, 2019 13:30 IST

  Surely, everything felt a tad different up-close-and-personal with the 37-year-old American in Rod Laver Arena.

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  Defending champ gone: Maria Sharapova ousts Caroline Wozniacki in Australia Open

  Tennis | January 18, 2019 12:59 IST

  Sharapova's victory Friday was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners.

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  Australian Open: Sharapova up against Wozniacki after beating Peterson in second round

  Tennis | January 16, 2019 20:33 IST

  Sharapova won the Australian title in 2008 and has reached the final at Melbourne Park three other times.

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  Australian Open: Wozniacki begins title defence on bright note; Kerber, Sharapova advance

  Tennis | January 14, 2019 21:03 IST

  Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.

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  Australian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova advance after straight-sets victories on the opening day

  Tennis | January 14, 2019 10:57 IST

  The 2008 Australian Open champion got play started on Rod Laver Arena and needed only 63 minutes to advance.

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  Maria Sharapova advances to Shenzhen Open quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 03, 2019 8:58 IST

  Sharapova, who lost the first set 7-6 (4), was leading 5-2 in the second before the 17-year-old Wang was forced to quit.

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  In a major shift in women's tennis, players to retain WTA ranking after giving birth

  Tennis | December 15, 2018 11:08 IST

  WTA has also decided to guarantee players that they will not have to face a seeded player in a tournament's opening round.

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  World No. 1 Simona Halep bags WTA Fan Favourite award for a second straight season

  Tennis | December 08, 2018 15:06 IST

  Apart from Halep, only four women have been named Fan Favourite in the ten-year history of the award.

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  2006 champion Maria Sharapova out of US Open in 4th round again

  Tennis | September 04, 2018 13:09 IST

  Maria Sharapova won the US Open as a teenager. More than a decade later, she can't seem to make it past the fourth round.

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  Past champs Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova beaten at Wimbledon of upsets

  Tennis | July 04, 2018 10:57 IST

  A 15-month doping ban kept Sharapova out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in 2016, and an injury sidelined her a year ago.

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  French Open: Halep beats Kerber, Muguruza ousts Sharapova to reach semifinals

  Tennis | June 06, 2018 22:56 IST

  Halep next faces third-seeded Garbine Muguruza, who thrashed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 in a matchup of past French Open champions.

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  Serena Williams pulls out of French Open 2018 due to injury

  Tennis | June 04, 2018 19:58 IST

  Serena Williams has called off her Grand Slam comeback, pulling out of the French Open because of a chest injury before she was supposed to play Maria Sharapova.

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  French Open 2018: Get ready for Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova in Paris

  Tennis | June 03, 2018 11:30 IST

  The head-to-head history is overwhelmingly in Williams' favour as the American has won 19 of 21 meetings against Sharapova, including 18 in a row.

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  French Open: Muguruza enters round of 16; Sharapova routs Pliskova, may face Serena next

  Tennis | June 02, 2018 18:31 IST

  Sharapova has won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and is now into the fourth round for the 12th time in 14 appearances at the clay-court major.

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  Two-time French Open champion reminds: 'There is also Sharapova'

  Tennis | June 01, 2018 7:51 IST

  Sharapova is playing in the clay-court Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2015, though, and she advanced Wednesday by beating 50th-ranked Donna Vekic of Croatia 7-5, 6-4 to improve to 13-0 in the second round.

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  French Open 2018: Nadal, Halep cruise into third round; Sharapova, Muguruza advance

  Tennis | June 01, 2018 0:20 IST

  Top-ranked Simona Halep, third-seeded Garbine Muguruza and two-time champion Maria Sharapova all powered into the French Open's third round with straight-set victories on Thursday.

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  Serena Williams could face Maria Sharapova in 4th round at French Open

  Tennis | May 25, 2018 12:16 IST

  Serena Williams resumes her comeback after maternity leave following two consecutive losses in March.

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  FRENCH OPEN 2018: Will No. 1 Halep ever win a Slam title?

  Tennis | May 23, 2018 16:51 IST

  Despite playing three major finals, Simona Halep has yet to overcome a mental barrier which has kept her away from getting her hands on the coveted Grand Slam trophy.

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  French Open organisers not in favour of giving Serena Williams a seeding

  Tennis | May 22, 2018 17:08 IST

  Without a seeding, the 23-time Grand Slam champion risks facing highly ranked players in the early rounds.