Tennis: Sharapova struggles
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Defending champion Maria Sharapova has to work hard to see off Michaella Krajicek at the Pacific Life Open.
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Maria Sharapova advanced to the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Elena Vesnina while 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo, seeded 18th, fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Casey Dellaqua.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  fought back from a sloppy start to wear down fellow Russian  Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the  Australian Open semi-finals for the first time.
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Maria Sharapova recovers from a second-set wobble against Alla Kudryavtseva to move into the last 16 of the French Open.
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Maria Sharapova will give top priority to  the defense of her Wimbledon title this year after insisting  the world number one ranking can wait.
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Maria Sharapova advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the third time in her career. She has advanced further in the tournament.
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Top seed Justine Henin loses the first set as she takes on Maria Sharapova for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Maria Sharapova, the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion, was eliminated in the third round at the US Open yesterday by the 27th seed, Mary Pierce, who used to be known as &quot;The
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Serena Williams struggled before finding her game Wednesday and reached the China Open quarterfinals with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova.
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ZURICH, Switzerland (Ticker) - Reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had a better day than fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva at the Swisscom Challenge on Wednesday.
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World number one Maria Sharapova battled her way into the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open with a 4-6 6-0 6-1 victory over Japan's Ai Sugiyama on Friday.
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Fifth seed Maria Sharapova blasted through to her second successive Australian Open final with a 6-3 6-1 drubbing of Jelena Jankovic on Thursday.
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Jelena Jankovic, the worldâs third-ranked womenâs tennis player, struggled in the third round before pulling out a victory.
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Maria Sharapova put on a brave face  after her heartbreaking 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 loss to Serena Williams  in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday.
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&quot;I&#39;m very disappointed I am not able to continue my play in Philadelphia,&quot; Sharapova said. &quot;I was having a really good tournament and I&#39;m sure it will still be an exciting final weekend.
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Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova continues the defense of her U.S. Open title with a second round match against Australian Casey Dellacqua on Thursday.