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Novak Djokovic won the China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-4 in the women's final on Sunday.
Maria Sharapova won her first tournament since returning from a 10-month injury layoff when Jelena Jankovic retired because of an arm injury in the first set of the Toray Pan Pacific final Saturday
American teenager Melanie Oudin's surprising run at the U.S. Open has ended with a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to No. 9-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Maria Sharapova sat in her hotel room most of the day and watched the upsets go down.
Elena Dementieva's U.S. Open tuneup was an overwhelming success.
Flavia Pennetta took advantage of error-prone Samantha Stosur for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Sunday, giving the Italian her second title of the year.
Marion Bartoli recalled days of scrapping away snow in her native France to practice tennis with her father and coach. Those thoughts made her victory Sunday all the more special.
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Maria Sharapova wondered when she would be back at Grand Slam tournaments, let alone winning matches.
When 17-year-old American Melanie Oudin concluded the biggest match of her life Saturday at Wimbledon, she had trouble finding the exit on cozy Court 3.
Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon preparations received a setback Saturday in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Li Na of China in the Aegon Classic semifinals.
Despite missing the past 10 months rehabilitating shoulder surgery, Maria Sharapova says she hasn't ruled out winning Wimbledon again — but probably not this year.
The mental and physical demands of playing in just her second tournament after a layoff of nearly 10 months because of a right shoulder injury finally caught up to Maria Sharapova.
Maria Sharapova's latest bid for her first French Open title ended with a 6-0, 6-2 loss to Dominika Cibulkova.
Roger Federer is accustomed to Grand Slam butterflies. He finds it difficult to eat or sleep. He feels fatigued and jittery and even a bit dizzy.
Maria Sharapova rallied again at the French Open on Sunday, moving into the quarterfinals by beating Li Na of China 4-6, 6-0, 6-4.
Roger Federer survived a tough match on his least favorite surface Thursday, rallying from a 5-1 deficit in the third set to beat Jose Acasuso 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the second round of the French Open.
Alexandra Dulgheru, a Romanian qualifier ranked No. 201, won the Warsaw Open on Saturday in her WTA Tour debut by beating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-0.
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Sony Ericsson Open, saying she's not ready to play a full tournament of singles as she recovers from a shoulder injury.
Maria Sharapova is returning to the WTA Tour this week, ending her injury absence of more than seven months by playing doubles at an event in Indian Wells, Calif.
Maria Sharapova's return to the tour is still on hold. Even she is not sure when her injured right shoulder will be ready.
Maria Sharapova's shoulder injury will keep her out of another big event — the Australian Open.
Defending Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from a Hong Kong exhibition tournament because she is still recovering from a shoulder injury just weeks ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.
Maria Sharapova expects to be back on the tennis tour at the start of 2009 and defend her Australian Open title after being sidelined since July with an injured right shoulder. Sharapova's agent, Max Eisenbud, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she is "on track" to return to action at the Jan. 7-10 exhibition in Hong Kong that she usually enters.
Maria Sharapova spoils Jelena Jankovic's partyMaria Sharapova was a bully in a pretty white tennis dress. Jelena Jankovic probably thought that the day would belong to her after she trumped defending champion Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Sharapova to face Henin after Dementieva demolitionMaria Sharapova emphatically came out on top in an all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva to serve notice she will be a force to be reckoned with at the Australian Open, where she will face Justine Henin in the last eight, while Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also made it …
The 2008 Australian Open kicks into action today. This years tournament promises to be a fantastic one with some greatly anticipated match ups possible. So who are the contenders? Well I have put together the 5 players who I think could take the title this year.
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Sharapova Fades in the Afternoon SunThe defending champion Maria Sharapova became the first player seeded No. 2 to lose before the Round of 16 since 1981.
Maria Sharapova has ended her title drought by winning the Acura Classic. The top seed defeated Patty Schnyder 6-2 3-6 6-0 to win her first title of the year. Sharapova was the defending champion having won this tournament last year.
23rd seed Venus Williams hasdished out a tennis lesson to 2nd seed Maria Sharapova in the 4th round at Wimbledon. Venus was in outstanding form as she thrashed Sharapova 6-1 6-3.
Today action at Wimbledon saw only 2 singles completed due to rain. It was enough time though for 2nd seed Maria Sharapova to beat Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-3 and progress to the 4th round.
2nd seed Maria Sharapova and 4th seed Amelie Mauresmo both impressed in their 2nd round victories today to progress to the 3rd round at Wimbledon. Sharapova crushed Severine Bremond 6-0 6-3 and Mauresmo tharashed Yvonne Meusburger 6-1 6-2.
2nd seed Maria Sharapova has started her 2007 Wimbledon campaign with a 1st round victory over Yung-Jan Chan 6-1 7-5.
Wimbledon 2007 : Sharapova Too Strong For ChanMaria Sharapova had to overcome unexpectedly stubborn resistance from 17-year-old Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei to win her opening match at Wimbledon, 6-1, 7-5.
Top seed Maria Sharapova has safely progressed to the 3rd round at the DFS Classic. She had a comfortable 6-4 6-0 win over Lilia Osterloh.
14th seed Michaella Karjicek was the biggest upset on day one at the DFS Classic in Birminham. She went down 7-6 6-4 to qualifier Yuliana Fedak. The highest ranked player in action was 9th seed Julia Vakulenko. She had a comfortable 6-2 6-1 win over Tiantian Sun.
7th seed Ana Ivanovic has stunned 2nd seed Maria Sharapova with an outstanding display in the semi finals at Roland Garros. Ivanovic was in great form as she crushed Sharapova 6-2 6-1.
7th seed Ana Ivanovic has caused an upset by defeated 3rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to make the semi finals at Roland Garros. Ivanovic won the match in 3 sets, 6-0 3-6 6-1.
The 8 quarter finalists at Roland Garros have been found after an action packed day of 4th round action. Leading the way is top seed Justine Henin who had a straight sets win over Sybille Bammer, 6-2 6-4.
Local hope and 5th seed Amelie Mauresmo has been beaten in the 3rd round at Roland Garros. She went down 6-3 7-6 to 25th seed Lucie Safarova.
2nd seed Maria Sharapova has progressed to the 3rd round at Roland Garros. She had a comfortable 6-2 6-1 win over Jill Craybas. The other top seeds in action today all progressed to the 3rd round quite comfortably.
Farewell to the waif as Muscles Maria weighs in for WimbledonMaria Sharapova appears at the French Open - no more skinny waif she's now showing signs of serious workouts and looking more like Venus Williams than the girl who won Wimbledon two years ago.
2nd seed Maria Sharapova has got her Roland Garros campaign underway with a straight sets victory over Emilie Loit, 6-3 7-6.
Unseeded Aravane Rezai has shocked top seed Maria Sharapova in the semi finals of the Istanbul Cup. Rezai defeated Sharapova in straight sets 6-2 6-4 to progress to the final.
The Istanbul Cup semi finalists have been found. Highlighting the days quarter final action was top see Maria Sharapova. She had a tough 3 set encounter with 7th seed Agnieszka Radwanska before winning 6-2 3-6 6-0.
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