Sharapova, Davydenko named Russia's top players
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Maria Sharapova and Nikolay Davydenko have been voted Russia's best players for the second year in a row, the country's tennis federation announced at its annual award gala on Sunday.
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Russia is one of the biggest, most powerful men's volleyball teams in the world. Already well aware, the United States received another reminder.
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WHITE PLAINS, July 19  â Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams are among six past United States Open champions in the womenâs field announced yesterday for this yearâs tournament.
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Defending champions Russia took an unassailable 3-1 lead over Israel in their Fed Cup world group first-round tie on Sunday after Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze won their singles rubbers.
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Russia qualified for the Davis Cup quarter-finals when Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was forced to retire during the first of Sunday's reverse singles against Nikolay Davydenko.
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Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won Kremlin Cup finals Sunday, giving Russia a sweep of the women's and men's singles titles.
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Moscow - Russian newspapers lavished praise on Wednesday on 17-year-old Russian tennis sensation Maria Sharapova, saying her triumph over Serena Williams in the finals of the WTA Tour Championships was a victory for the history books and for her native
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SUZUKA (Japan) - First football&#39;s English Premiership, then women&#39;s tennis. Now, the Russians are set to make their mark in Formula One.
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Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian Nikolay Davydenko defeated former top-10 star Greg Rusedski of Great Britain in Sunday&#39;s final at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will see their first action of the week Thursday night at the $3 million WTA Tour Championships.
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Moscow, Nov 17 : Russian President Vladimir Putin called up teen tennis sensation Maria Sharapova to congratulate her on the spectacular win in WTA final over Serena Williams.
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Roger Federer and Justine Henin played up to their No. 1 seedings Monday and Nikolay Davydenko was a sure thing, too, on the opening day of the U.S. Open.
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WTA rankings, which is released on Monday, will see Lindsay Davenport taking over the top spot from France&#39;s Amelie Mauresmo after the American reaching the Kremlin Cup quarter
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HERZLIYA, Israel  - Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova will make her long-awaited Fed Cup debut for champions Russia when they face World Group newcomers Israel in the first-round tie this weekend.
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Sport: Maria Sharapova won her all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva while Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also reached the quarter-finals
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Amelie Mauresmo is in after outplaying Maria Sharapova, who also is in. And Anastasia Myskina is in after a victory over Elena Dementieva that put Davenport out.
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Maria Sharapova, the world&#39;s eighth-ranked female tennis player, crushed Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska, 6-1, 6-1 to capture the inaugural Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championship on Sunday.