Sharapova struggles early but wins at Advanta championships
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The treadmill Maria Sharapova has been on since winning Wimbledon earlier this year has spun at blinding speed. From New York to Beijing to Korea to Zurich, the 17-year-old Russian has tried
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  withstood a second set fightback from Jelena Jankovic to emerge  with a 6-0, 6-7, 6-1, victory and a place in the third round of  the U.S. Open on Thursday.
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Facing 23 break points, double-faulting 14 times and trailing 5-3 in the third set, the three-time Wimbledon champion still managed to eke out a victory and a matchup with No. 2 Maria Sharapova.
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Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian women Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova moved into the semifinals at the $585,000 Advanta Championships with victories on Friday.
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tennis&#39; grandest title -- the 17-year-old Sharapova fell in the third round of the US Open to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova wore a black ribbon in honor of the many victims in Russia.
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Maria Sharapova&#39;s drive to win another grand slam tennis title was dashed when the Wimbledon champion lost to Mary Pierce 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the third round of the US Open on Saturday.
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The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when champion Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by 18-year-old Pole Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova's clutch half volley in the first set helps her get on a roll and she goes on to defeat Justine Henin-Hardenne in straight sets to win the U.S. Open title.
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Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start to  beat Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 7-6, 6-0 at the Pan Pacific  Open Wednesday.
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NEW YORK: Title holder and top seed Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.
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VILLANOVA, Pa. Nov 1, 2004 - Iveta Benesova defeated Kristina Brandi 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Advanta Championships.
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World number two Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open for the first time by brushing aside fellow 20-year-old Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3 6-4 on Tuesday.
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Second-seeded Maria Sharapova used her strong serve to defeat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Acura Classic.
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Men yelled encouragement and whistled at her. One tossed a long-stem red rose on the court. Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was a big hit playing for the first time in the season-ending WTA Championships.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova beat   Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4 in the U.S. Open   women's final on Saturday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was upset in three sets by wild card Mashona Washington Tuesday in the Pilot Pen tennis tournament. Sharapova had 12 double-faults in the match. Three of them occurred in the two games that Washington broke the fourth-seeded Russian in the deciding set of her 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win.
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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.