Sharapova
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Sharapova's return suffers setback at Wuhan Open
Tennis | Sep 29, 2015, 12:41 PM ISTWuhan (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 | Sep 01, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTNEW 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 | Aug 26, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTNEW 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 | Jun 09, 2014, 03:24 PM ISTParis: 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 | Jun 06, 2014, 01:45 PM ISTPARIS : 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 | Jun 02, 2014, 08:40 AM ISTParis: 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 AM ISTParis: 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 AM ISTRome: 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 | Apr 23, 2014, 02:15 PM ISTStuttgart, 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 | Mar 25, 2014, 12:32 PM ISTKey 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 | Jan 18, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTMelbourne, 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 | Jan 02, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTBrisbane, 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 | Jan 02, 2014, 12:02 PM ISTBrisbane, 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 | Dec 29, 2013, 07:03 PM ISTBrisbane, 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 | Oct 07, 2013, 07:22 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Aug 20, 2013, 04:55 PM ISTMoscow: 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 | Jul 16, 2013, 09:22 AM ISTStanford, 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 | Jun 25, 2013, 04:59 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 01, 2013, 05:57 PM ISTLondon, 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 | Jun 08, 2013, 10:21 PM ISTParis, 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'