Sharapova, Hewitt struggle but win at Japan Open
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt both struggled to three-set victories at the Japan Open on Wednesday.
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INDIAN WELLS, California  - Vera Zvonareva sent world number one Maria Sharapova to a stunning 4-6 7-5 6-1 defeat in the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  reached her second consecutive final with a 6-2, 6-3 victory  over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open Friday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had little trouble overcoming France&#39;s Youlia Fedossova 6-3 6-4 to claim her place in the women&#39;s semifinals at the Japan Open.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won the Korea Open on Sunday with an easy 6-1, 6-1 victory over Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska.
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Zurich - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had to fight off a strong challenge from Daniela Hantuchova before reaching the quarter-finals of the $1.
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Tokyo - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had a long day along with 2002 Wimbledon finalists Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian in their first matches at the Japan Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova retained her Japan Open title with an easy victory over American Mashona Washington in Saturday&#39;s final.
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Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt has defeated France&#39;s Cyril Saulnier 7-5, 6-1 in the Japan Open to set up a semi-final showdown with fifth-seeded Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic, who downed Thailand&#39;s Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 6-4.
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Maria Sharapova and Yelena Dementyeva both lifted titles Sunday to underline Russia&#39;s domination of the women&#39;s game. In Seoul, South Korea, Wimbledon champion Sharapova trounced Marta Domachowska 6-1, 6-1 to win the Korea Open.
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Lleyton Hewitt was taken to three sets for the second match in a row as he battled past Takao Suzuki 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-4 in the Japan Open second round.
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Top seed Lleyton Hewitt was pushed to  three sets by a Japanese player for the second day in a row at  the $860,000 Japan Open Thursday.
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Second seed Maria Sharapova was made to work harder than she had planned against Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan but she eventually swept her aside 6-1 7-5 in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.
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World number one Maria Sharapova responded to a scolding from her coach to beat Italy's Francesca Schiavone 7-5 2-6 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.
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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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DEFENDING champion Maria Sharapova cruised into the Japan Open women&#39;s singles final today while world No.3 Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the men&#39;s semis.