Maria Sharapova

Serena cruises into semis; Sharapova pulls out in Rome

4 days ago

Red-hot Serena Williams eased into the semifinals, while two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of her scheduled quarterfinal match Friday at the Italian Open because of an illness.

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4 days ago

Sharapova reached the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 pasting of American Sloane Stephens on Thursday, but said Friday she was unable to continue because of a problem that started last week in Madrid.

Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness

4 days ago

"Sharapova showed no problems as she beat 16th-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-1 Thursday, and she was runner-up to Serena Williams in last week's Madrid Open.

Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome

5 days ago

Sharapova now meets 16th-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States, who rallied past Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Serena cruises; Radwanska falls in Rome

7 days ago

The second round will conclude Wednesday, including matches for second-seeded two-time reigning Rome champion Maria Sharapova, a third-seeded Azarenka and last year's Rome runner-up Li Na.

Serena Williams beats Sharapova to win Madrid Open

9 days ago

Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title.

Serena to face Sharapova for Madrid crown

10 days ago

Sunday's matchup between the two sluggers will not only be for the prestigious title at the Magic Box, but Sharapova will also dethrone Williams as the No. 1 player in the world with a victory.

Serena Williams beats Errani to reach Madrid final

10 days ago

Williams will play the winner of the other semifinal between second-seeded Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.

No. 2-ranked Federer ousted by Nishikori in Madrid

12 days ago

On the women's side, the top-ranked Williams dispatched Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1, after Sharapova put away Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5.

Serena, Sharapova ease into Madrid quarters

12 days ago

Top seeds Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were a pair of straight-set third-round winners Thursday at the $4 million Madrid Open, a clay-court French Open tune-up.

Tennis roundup: Venus, Roddick gain ownership stakes in World Team Tennis

15 days ago

· Madrid Open: Maria Sharapova rallied from a break down in the first set to beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 and reach the second round.

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15 days ago

Sharapova, who is fresh off her title in Stuttgart two weeks ago, will meet American Christina McHale in the round of 32 here.

Tennis Insider: Aledo teenager hitting it big in Boise

21 days ago

Bouchard, who is ranked No. 114, lost 6-2, 6-0 to the No. 2-ranked Sharapova.

Nadal and Sharapova win Indian Wells titles

64 days ago

Sharapova dictated from the opening game, when she broke Wozniacki at love with groundstrokes that had the Dane running from side to side.

Del Potro upsets Djokovic at Indian Wells

65 days ago

No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova and No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki will play in the women's final.

Bill Dwyre: It's fans who get burned playing with big matches

68 days ago

They probably thought so, when they saw a schedule that had Maria Sharapova playing at 7 and men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic playing next.

Sharapova reaches Indian Wells quarters

70 days ago

Sharapova's quarterfinal opponent will be gritty Italian Sara Errani, which will mark a rematch of last year's French Open final, won by the tall Russian.

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Mardy Fish earn wins

71 days ago

"I thought it was a tough one," said Sharapova, whose fourth-round opponent will be Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino of Spain, who beat No. 14 Roberta Vinci of Italy 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Sharapova rolls, Radwanska survives at Indian Wells

71 days ago

Second-seeded Maria Sharapova earned a straight-set victory in Sunday's third round, while No. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska survived her third-round tilt at the $5.186 million BNP Paribas Open.

Sharapova, Radwanska, Kvitova advance at Indian Wells

73 days ago

Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska, and Petra Kvitova each earned victories during Friday's second round at the $5.186 million BNP Paribas Open.

Sharapova and Kuznetsova win Indian Wells openers

73 days ago

Sharapova will face No. 25 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in the third round and Kuznetsova will face No. 9 seed Marion Bartoli of France, a 6-3, 6-3 winner over South African Chanelle Scheepers.

Kvitova, Kirilenko, Errani, Vinci advance

74 days ago

Petra Kvitova, Maria Kirilenko, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday.