Maria Sharapova
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Sharapova beats Azarenka on 6th match point at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 17, 2015, 11:10 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Maria Sharapova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-3 on her sixth match point in a third-round pairing of former No. 1-ranked players at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.Sharapova hit 23 winners, one
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Djokovic, Murray, Sharapova reach 3rd round at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 15, 2015, 10:49 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Defending champion Novak Djokovic dispatched Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 6-3 in 59 minutes to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night, improving his record to 8-0 against the
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Australian open 2015: Serena Williams wins 19th major title
Tennis | Feb 01, 2015, 06:26 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a commanding 6-3, 7-6 (5) win on
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Australian Open 2015: Murray, Williams, Sharapova in finals
Tennis | Jan 30, 2015, 09:59 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Andy Murray has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating Tomas Berdych in a tension-filled semifinal to earn one more shot at a long elusive title.Serena Williams has five titles
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Serena Williams to maintain No 1 ranking after Melbourne
Tennis | Jan 29, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will remain No. 1 and No. 2 in the WTA rankings, regardless of who wins when they meet in the Australian Open final on Saturday.Sharapova needed to win
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Australian Open 2015: Williams, Sharapova to meet in finals
Tennis | Jan 29, 2015, 11:56 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena Williams weathered a barrage of big serves and heavy groundstrokes in the first set before beating 19-year-old Madison Keys 7-6 (5), 6-2 to set up an Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova.Williams
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Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova beats Makarova to reach finals
Tennis | Jan 29, 2015, 10:37 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2 in a lopsided semifinal on Thursday.The second-ranked Sharapova needed 10 minutes to hold in
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Australian Open 2015: Sharapova to play Makarova in semifinals
Tennis | Jan 27, 2015, 10:14 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her.Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating
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Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova through to semifinals
Tennis | Jan 27, 2015, 08:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova put the brakes on Eugenie Bouchard's quest for a first major title, beating the young Canadian 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals.In a
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Australian Open 2015: Sharapova, Bouchard into quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 25, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal put earlier stumbles behind them with convincing wins Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.French Open champion Sharapova was broken once in the first set before
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Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova beats Peng in 4th round
Tennis | Jan 25, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-0 win over China's Peng Shuai on Sunday, setting up another Grand Slam meeting with Eugenie Bouchard.Peng, playing with her usual
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Australian Open 2015: Sharapova easily through to 4th round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 04:26 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two days made a world of difference for Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open.Sharapova needed just 61 minutes to beat Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas 6-1, 6-1 on Friday, ensuring there were no match-point worries
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Australian Open 2015: No. 2 Sharapova saves 2 match points, advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova saved two match points in a narrow escape against No. 150-ranked Alexandra Panova at the Australian Open on Wednesday, advancing to the third round with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.Second-seeded Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova wins 1st-round match at Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 19, 2015, 05:40 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova concluded an opening day of matches on Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 win Monday over Croatian player Petra Martic at the Australian Open.Sharapova, who began the season by
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Nadal, Fed, Maria: What to watch Monday at Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 19, 2015, 11:29 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: The 2015 Grand Slam season begins Monday with multiple major winners Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova gracing the Melbourne Park courts on the opening day of the Australian Open.The
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Sharapova wins Brisbane title; Federer set for a milestone
Tennis | Jan 11, 2015, 07:33 AM ISTBrisbane, Australia: Maria Sharapova claimed her 34th career title with a victory at the Brisbane International on Saturday, hours after Roger Federer moved within one win of a triple-zero milestone.Top-seeded Sharapova had a 6-7 (4),
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Raonic edges Nishikori to reach Brisbane final vs Federer
Tennis | Jan 10, 2015, 01:50 PM ISTBrisbane, Australia: Milos Raonic fired 34 aces to grind out a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) win over second-seeded Kei Nishikori on Saturday to book his place in the Brisbane International final against Roger
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Sharapova wants to play her top tennis in New Year
Tennis | Jan 01, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTBrisbane: Maria Sharapova says her target for 2015 is playing her best tennis rather than wrestling the World No.1 ranking back from Serena Williams.Should World No.2 Sharapova win the Brisbane International, she will cut the
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IPTL: Watching Federer, others a dream for Indian tennis fans
Tennis | Dec 14, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aimed at whetting the appetite of Asian fans, generally starved of top-level action, the reaction in India to the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) was crucial to the inaugural tournament's fortunes.The tournament, conceptualised
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IPTL: Indian Aces continue their winning run against Manila Mavericks
Tennis | Nov 29, 2014, 09:13 PM ISTManila: Indian Aces continued their winning run as they beat Manila Mavericks 24-15 on the second day of the much talked about International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) here Saturday.Having started their campaign by defeating Singapore