Maria Sharapova
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US Open: Maria Sharapova out with shoulder injury
Tennis | Aug 23, 2013, 06:08 PM ISTNew York: Maria Sharapova pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday because of a right shoulder injury.The U.S. Tennis Association announced the withdrawal of the 2006 champion, who has played only one match on
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Stosur, V Williams advance to 2nd round in Ohio
Tennis | Aug 13, 2013, 04:54 PM ISTMason: Former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur moved into the second round of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday.Stosur, who won the 2011 U.S. Open, lost
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Sharapova splits from coach Hogstedt
Tennis | Jul 13, 2013, 06:58 AM ISTWashington, July 13: World number two Maria Sharapova has ended ties with her Swedish coach Thomas Hogstedt after working together for almost three years.She announced the news on her official website Thursday. She stated that
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Wimbledon: Williams, Sharapova spat in build-up
Tennis | Jul 01, 2013, 05:56 PM ISTLondon, Jun 24 : As her agent nodded along approvingly from a front-row seat, Serena Williams sounded contrite and composed. Well-rehearsed, too. Williams even managed to crack herself up with a couple of jokes during
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French Open: Sharapova beats Azarenka in semifinals
Tennis | Jun 06, 2013, 11:16 PM ISTParis, June 6: Defending champion Maria Sharapova overcame 11 double faults and earned a return trip to the French Open final with a noisy victory over Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday.Sharapova's opponent on
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French Open: Sharapova rallies past Jankovic
Tennis | Jun 05, 2013, 09:24 PM ISTParis, June 5: Maria Sharapova shrugged off losing the first six games and swept the last four to reach the French Open semifinals on Wednesday.The defending champion overcame a miserable start in the quarterfinals to
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French Open: Sharapova wraps up rain-delayed victory
Tennis | May 31, 2013, 10:38 PM ISTParis, May 31: Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova moved into the third round on Friday by finishing off a rain-interrupted 6-2, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.The match was suspended on Thursday
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Sharapova makes Stuttgart final
Tennis | Apr 28, 2013, 09:50 PM ISTMoscow, Apr 28: Reigning champion and top seed Maria Sharapova reached the final of the Stuttgart Premier tennis tournament after defeating local favourite Angelique Kerber in a hard fought semifinal.The Russian world No.2 emerged the
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Serena Williams beats Sharapova in Sony Open final
Tennis | Mar 31, 2013, 12:27 PM ISTKey Biscayne, Florida, Mar 31: Serena Williams danced to the crowd's roar, spinning and grinning, hopping and waving, then spinning some more.If her victory celebration on the stadium court seemed well-rehearsed, it was. She earned
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Maria Sharapova reaches 4th round at Key Biscayne
Tennis | Mar 25, 2013, 01:19 PM ISTKeu Biscane, Florida, Mar 25 : Mired in a marathon game midway through the opening set, Maria Sharapova wore down her opponent with characteristic resolve and relentlessness, then won the last point without hitting a
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Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova win at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 13, 2013, 01:17 PM ISTIndian Wells (California), Mar 13: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (4), 6-1 to reach the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday with his 20th consecutive victory.Defending women's champion Victoria Azarenka
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Sharapova to meet Makarova in Australian Open quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 20, 2013, 03:48 PM ISTMelbourne,Jan 20: Maria Sharapova beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to continue a dominant and unparalleled run to the Australian Open quarterfinals.The No. 2-ranked Sharapova conceded only five games en route to the quarterfinals,
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Sharapova to play despite neck injury
Tennis | Dec 27, 2012, 04:10 PM ISTBrisbane, Dec 27: Maria Sharapova has assured organizers of the Brisbane International tennis event that she will start her Australian Open preparations at the tournament despite her withdrawal from a South Korean exhibition this week
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Maria Sharapova says, she loves Indian dosa
Tennis | Nov 11, 2012, 05:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 11: Maria Sharapova -- the name has oomph and glamour attached to it. When the four-time grand slam champion showed up in New Delhi Sunday there was that unmistaken mystique in the
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A clean sweep for Williams over Sharapova in WTA championship
Tennis | Oct 29, 2012, 10:40 AM ISTIstanbul, Oct 29: Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Championships for the third time and finish the year with another title - but not the top ranking."Now that
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Top-seed Victoria Azarenka advances at China Open
Tennis | Oct 02, 2012, 07:34 AM ISTBeijing, Oct 2: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Monday.Azarenka easily beat Alize Cornet of France 6-1, 6-0, while Sharapova had a
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Sharapova reaches quarterfinals of Pan Pacific
Tennis | Sep 27, 2012, 12:47 PM ISTTokyo, Sep 27: Two-time champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.The second-seeded Sharapova was coming off a tough, three-hour
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Sharapova, Djokovic win at Olympics
Tennis | Jul 30, 2012, 01:59 PM ISTWimbledon, England, July 30: Thanks to rain, Victoria Azarenka, Venus Williams and 20 other women at the Olympics who have yet to complete a singles match could end up on court six consecutive days if
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Feathers, Federer both on Centre Court on wet day
Tennis | Jul 03, 2012, 04:07 PM ISTWimbeldon, England Jun 3: While rain fell over the rest of the All England Club, the only thing falling over Centre Court was feathers.On another wet day at Wimbledon on Monday with one more big
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Sharapova loses at Wimbledon, will drop from No. 1
Tennis | Jul 03, 2012, 10:48 AM ISTWimbledon, England Jun 3: All at once, there was a frenzy of activity at a wet and windy All England Club early Monday afternoon.Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, a big hitter in her