9 days ago
"Williams expressed a similar sentiment after her 6-4, 6-4 victory over defending champion Maria Sharapova in the women's final Saturday in Paris.
10 days ago
The high-flying Serena notched Grand Slam singles title number 16, but only her second career French Open title, by dethroning 2012 champ Maria Sharapova in straights, 6-4, 6-4.
10 days ago
The 26-year-old Sharapova, who has won each of the four Grand Slams once, is unsure she will still be playing when she gets to Williams' age.
11 days ago
Digesting the disappointment of her 13th straight loss to Williams since 2004, Sharapova grimly noted that David Ferrer might not serve that hard when he plays Rafael Nadal in the men's final...
11 days ago
Sharapova observed that Williams serves "harder than David Ferrer," referring to the man who will face seven-time champion Rafael Nadal in the men's final Sunday.
11 days ago
Saturday's blockbuster 1-versus-2 women's French Open final will pit top-ranked Serena Williams against second-seeded and defending champion Maria Sharapova.
12 days ago
Wednesday marked the first victory of Sharapova's career after losing an opening set 6-0, and she's now 42-9 in her career at the French Open, which is best among active women.
12 days ago
Nearly nine years later, she'll try to stop Williams from winning her 16th Grand Slam title in the French Open final on Saturday, where Sharapova has to beat overwhelming odds to defend her title.
13 days ago
Sharapova's opponent Saturday will be the winner of the semifinal between No. 1 Serena Williams and Sara Errani.
14 days ago
"Sharapova's 2012 French Open title completed a career Grand Slam, adding to championships at Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008.
14 days ago
The defending champion overcame a miserable start in the quarterfinals Wednesday to beat Jelena Jankovic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.It was the first victory of Sharapova's career after losing an opening set...
15 days ago
Sharapova's win came in 62 minutes, while Haas took about 20 minutes longer to dispatch Mikhail Youzhny, conceding only five games to the inconsistent Russian.
16 days ago
The 17th-seeded Stephens had the toughest task of that American trio on Monday, facing defending champion Maria Sharapova, who took control midway through the first set en route to a 6-4, 6-3...
16 days ago
On the men's side, the "Big Three" (which is the "Big Four" minus Andy Murray, who decided to skip the year's second major) all safely landed in the quarterfinals in Paris, while the "Big Three"...
16 days ago
In 2012, Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros, adding that trophy to ones from Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008.
18 days ago
"Sharapova, who overcame a 1-4 deficit in the second set against Zheng, completed a career Grand Slam by beating Italian Sara Errani in last year's French Open final.
19 days ago
The match was suspended on Thursday night with Sharapova up a break in the second set at 4-2, and she was relieved to finish.
20 days ago
The 26-year-old Sharapova, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning at Roland Garros last year, secured a break in the fifth game of the second set and held as she closed in on victory.
23 days ago
The second-seeded Sharapova did not face a break point during the 54-minute match on Court Suzanne Lenglen, in part because she did not double-fault once and won 89 percent of her first-serve...
25 days ago
Sharapova, formerly engaged to basketball player Sasha Vujacic, is now linked to 28th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov (who beat Djokovic this month in Madrid).
26 days ago
When Azarenka returned to the Australian Open, her new style - a feisty mix of athleticism and boxerlike concentration - enabled her to beat defending champion Kim Clijsters and finalist Sharapova.
33 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.
33 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.
33 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.
34 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.
