Williams Fights Back to Beat Sharapova in Semis
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Former champion Serena Williams  fought back from the brink of defeat to oust fourth seed Maria  Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 Thursday and reach the Australian Open  final.
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Top-seeded Serena Williams of the United States rallied in the final set Wednesday to beat Dinara Safina and reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.
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Serena Williams got back to winning ways with victory over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the China Open on Sunday.
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Maria Sharapova overcame an early third-set mental lapse against an injured Serena Williams to win the WTA Championships 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Monday night in a rematch of their Wimbledon final.
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LOS ANGELES: Amelie Mauresmo and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals in the WTA Championship, keeping alive Mauresmoâs bid to take away the number 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport in season finale.
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Maria Sharapova reaches the Zurich semi-finals with victory over Venus Williams.
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Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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MELBOURNE -- Serena Williams saved three match points and beat Maria Sharapova, 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, today to advance to the women's final at the Australian Open.
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Serena Williams set up a final showdown with US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova after the American overcame a tearful Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-3 at the China Open on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES: Maria Sharapovaâs shining year ended in style Monday as she rallied from four games down in the third set to beat an injured Serena Williams in the final of the WTA Tour Championships.
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BEIJING -- Serena Williams and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova both advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday.
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Champion Serena Williams applied the pressure when she need to and withstood a tough fourth-round challenge from Nicole Vaidisova on Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.
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Champion Serena Williams withstood a tough fourth-round challenge from Nicole Vaidisova to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
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BEIJING - Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled Wednesday, beating Russia's Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the China Open quarterfinals.   "Out of a 10, I'd give myself a one," Williams said    Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had an easier time, routing fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1 to also advance to the final eight...
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Serena Williams overcame problems with her serve to defeat Russia's Vera Zvonareva , 6-2, 6-3, yesterday in Beijing, advancing to the China Open final against US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova . Kuznetsova beat Wimbledon champion and Russian countrywoman Maria Sharapova , 6-2, 6-2, in the other semifinal. Williams, seeded first, is working her way back up the rankings after missing ...
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Serena Williams ended Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s hopes of finishing the year as world number one with victory in the semi-finals of the Tour Championships.
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Serena Williams ended Amelie  Mauresmo's hopes of grabbing the year-end number one ranking by  beating the Frenchwoman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the  WTA Tour Championships Sunday.