Sharapova through after second-set lapse
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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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Number two seed Maria Sharapova hurried through the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday with a 6-0 6-3 victory over France's Severine Bremond.
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About the only thing that made Maria Sharapova flinch during her Wimbledon quarterfinal was the streaker prancing around on court. Sharapova lost three of the next four games &amp;#151; coincidence, perhaps? &amp;#151; before finishing off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 7 Elena Dementieva on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at the All England Club for the third straight year.
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Armed with a new look, a refurbished serve and a fortuitous draw, Russia's Maria Sharapova is primed to defend her U.S. open title.
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Maria Sharapova begins the defence of her US Open title with a swift victory over Roberta Vinci.
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Maria Sharapova overcame an early third-set mental lapse against an injured Serena Williams to win the WTA Championships 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Monday night in a rematch of their Wimbledon final.
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Maria Sharapova loses her cool and her fourth-round match at Indian Wells to Vera Zvonareva.
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Maria Sharapova begins the defence of her US Open title with victory over Roberta Vinci.
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Defending champion Maria Sharapova scorched into the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0 6-1 victory over Italian Roberta Vinci on Tuesday.
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Maria Sharapova showed there was no room for sentiment on Wednesday when she led a trio of Russian seeds into the second round of the French Open.
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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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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.
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INDIAN WELLS, California  - Russia's Maria Sharapova is in confident mood for her title defense at the Pacific Life Open, despite being sidelined for more than four weeks with a hamstring injury.
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Maria Sharapova beats former world number one Lindsay Davenport 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open second round.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former winner Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals on Friday and extended her winning streak to 11 matches.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16. - With just two games away from ending the season in defeat, Maria Sharapova focused on holding her own serve against an injury-ridden Serena Williams and overcame the early third-set
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Maria Sharapova saves two match points before beating Patty Schnyder to reach the French Open quarter-finals.