Sharapova leads Russian charge
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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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Russia&#39;s Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Russia&#39;s Elena Dementieva during their semi final match at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has advanced to the finals of the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. The top-seeded Russian scored a 6-2, 6-3 win over Thailand&#39;s Tamarine Tanasugarn.
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Maria Sharapova begins the defence of her US Open title with victory over Roberta Vinci.
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Russia's Maria Sharapova beat   Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4 in the U.S. Open   women's final on Saturday.
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Russia were on course to reach their   fourth Davis Cup final after taking a commanding 2-0 lead at   home against the U.S. in Friday's singles.
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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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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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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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NEW YORK -- Although Maria Sharapova's Siberian childhood was not spent in one of the region's infamous salt mines, she remained the salt of the tennis earth to the folks who made their way to Flushing Meadow in a record drove yesterday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia stretched her winning streak to 10 matches with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the second round of the Zurich Challenge on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Wildly-popular Russian Maria Sharapova and American superstar Serena Williams will tangle in Monday night&#39;s blockbuster title match at the $3 million season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
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Maria Sharapova saves two match points before beating Patty Schnyder to reach the French Open quarter-finals.
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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.
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Sport: Wimbledon: Maria Sharapova thrashes SÃ©verine BrÃ©mond in a determined 6-0, 6-3 victory.
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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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A quest to put things right after an Australian Open final thrashing at the hands of Serena Williams last year has inspired Maria Sharapova's drive for this year's title.