Pierce hunts down Sharapova
260711
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
306153
Maria Sharapova's drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed Saturday when tennis' newest "It" girl lost to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open.
376624
Surrounded by a dozen people, including three police officers, Maria Sharapova strode the grounds of the U.S. Open on Sunday, doing a champion's duties.
534520
Maria Sharapovaâs 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open earned her a third Grand Slam singles title to go with those she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and the U.S. Open in 2006.
571852
&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.
156546
Los Angeles - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won her opening match at the $3m WTA Tour Championships on Thursday, downing fellow Russian and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-4.
712729
Sport: Maria Sharapova won her all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva while Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also reached the quarter-finals
257617
A competitive streak as hard as a diamond gave Maria Sharapova the strength to stage a great escape at the French Open on Sunday.
280072
Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has been defeated in the second round of the Pilot Pen women&#39;s tennis tournament in New Haven, Connecticut.
607643
Maria Sharapova began her quest to play catch-up at the rain-hit Birmingham Classic by winning back-to-back matches on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships.
653797
Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic, 6-3, 6-1, on Thursday.
599758
Maria Sharapova hopes to end her Grand Slam drought in Saturday's US Open final against Justine Henin-Hardenne.
600745
Ana Ivanovic, the seventh seed, defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
752329
ATHENS, Aug 18  - France&#39;s Mary Pierce knocked defending Olympic champion Venus Williams out of the singles on Wednesday with a 6-4 6-4 upset victory in the third round.
172677
Maria Sharapova has remade her service swing and begun to incorporate serving-and-volleying into her game and it produced a second straight demolition of an opponent.
618043
Roger Federer will face American Michael Russell in the first round of the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he hasn't won. In the draw Friday, two-time defending champion Justine Henin of Belgium opens against Elena Vesnina of Russia, and No. 2 Maria Sharapova will play Emilie Loit of France.
229896
Since winning Wimbledon as a virtually unknown 17-year-old last summer, Maria Sharapova has emerged as one of the world&#39;s top ranked tennis players.