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  Sharapova's return suffers setback at Wuhan Open

  Tennis | September 29, 2015 12:41 IST

  Wuhan (China): Women's tennis star Maria Sharapova's return to action from injury suffered a setback as the No.2 seed lost her first match since Wimbledon at the Wuhan Open second round here on Monday.It's the

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  US Open: Caroline Wozniacki outlasts Sharapova,in quarters

  Tennis | September 01, 2014 7:14 IST

  NEW YORK : Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon. Maria Sharapova, usually the one wearing down opponents in the

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  US Open: Andy Murray grits through cramps to win

  Tennis | August 26, 2014 11:08 IST

  NEW YORK : Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open.   Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6

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  Five things learnt at the 2014 French Open

  Tennis | June 09, 2014 15:24 IST

  Paris: Heading into the French Open, there appeared to be reasons to wonder whether Rafael Nadal would leave Roland Garros as the champion yet again.   There were the three losses on clay, including one last

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  French Open: 2012 champion Sharapova awaits Simona Halep in final

  Tennis | June 06, 2014 13:45 IST

  PARIS :  Might be easier said than done. Still, Maria Sharapova offered a tidy aphorism to sum up the formula that's carried her to a third consecutive French Open final."It's not how you finish a

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  Sharapova runs off 9 games to beat Stosur in Paris

  Tennis | June 02, 2014 8:40 IST

  Paris: It might seem unlikely for a player to go from merely mediocre to nearly perfect right smack-dab in the middle of a match, yet that's what Maria Sharapova did in the French Open's fourth

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  Djokovic, Sharapova reach 2nd round at French Open

  Tennis | May 27, 2014 11:22 IST

  Paris: Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova successfully dealt with the wet weather and their opponents Monday at the French Open.   Both former No. 1 players advanced to the second round at Roland Garros, playing through

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  Williams, Sharapova march on for possible collision

  Tennis | May 15, 2014 10:29 IST

  Rome: World No. 1 Serena Williams beat Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Italian Open Wednesday to march on for a possible semi-final collision with Maria Sharapova.Williams showed no ill effects

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  Sharapova survives scare to progress at Stuttgart

  Tennis | April 23, 2014 14:15 IST

  Stuttgart, Germany: Defending champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare at the Porsche Grand Prix by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(2) on Tuesday.   The sixth-seeded Sharapova needed three hours, 24 minutes for her 100th

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  Sharapova advances to Key Biscayne quarterfinals

  Tennis | March 25, 2014 12:32 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida: Maria Sharapova was happy to play an 11 a.m. match Monday, especially when her work day was already done by the time a mid-afternoon shower interrupted play.   "It's nice to see all

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  Australian Open: Sharapova, Federer into 4th round at Aussie Open

  Tennis | January 18, 2014 16:48 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova recovered from the longest, hottest match of her career to beat Alize Cornet 6-1, 7-6 (6) Saturday and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.   Her third-round match was played

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  Williams, Sharapova to meet in Brisbane semifinals

  Tennis | January 02, 2014 12:15 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will renew their long and not-so-friendly rivalry after setting up a semifinal matchup at the Brisbane International, a key tuneup event for the Australian Open.   Top-ranked Williams, the

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  Sharapova survives to reach Brisbane semifinals

  Tennis | January 02, 2014 12:02 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Maria Sharapova recovered her serve and her nerve to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and advance to the Brisbane International semifinals.   The third-seeded Sharapova, playing just her second competitive match

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  Sharapova, Williams mean business in Brisbane

  Tennis | December 29, 2013 19:03 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: After pulling out of the Brisbane International with injuries in recent seasons, Maria Sharapova is aiming to use the season-opening tournament this time as a springboard for her comeback and to see how

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  WTA: Sharapova to miss season-ending Championships

  Tennis | October 07, 2013 19:22 IST

  London: Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Championships with a shoulder injury.The WTA says the third-ranked Russian will miss the Oct. 22-27 tournament in Istanbul because of the right shoulder injury that has

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  Sharapova soon to be Sugarpova

  Tennis | August 20, 2013 16:55 IST

  Moscow: Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has planned to change her last name into Sugarpova temporarily to promote her candy brand.Sharapova has applied to the Supreme Court of Florida, in the United State, for the

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  Sharapova withdraws from Stanford with hip injury

  Tennis | July 16, 2013 9:22 IST

  Stanford, Jul 16: Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week's Bank of the West Classic at Stanford because of a left hip injury suffered during Wimbledon.Tournament director Kim Hall said in a statement Monday that

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  Wimbledon diary: Sharapova enters second round (in pics)

  Tennis | June 25, 2013 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Maria Sharapova reached up and flicked an over-the-shoulder backhand volley for a winner to wrap up a close-as-can-be first set. About an hour later, she just as easily swatted away questions from reporters

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  Wimbledon: Sharapova enters second round

  Tennis | July 01, 2013 17:57 IST

  London, Jun 25: Maria Sharapova reached up and flicked an over-the-shoulder backhand volley for a winner to wrap up a close-as-can-be first set.About an hour later, she just as easily swatted away questions from reporters

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  French Open: Serena Williams wins her 16th Grand Slam title

  Tennis | June 08, 2013 22:21 IST

  Paris, Jun 8: Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002 when she beat familiar foil Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 Saturday.The victory completed the No. 1-ranked Williams'