Sharapova struggles early but wins at Advanta championships
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The treadmill Maria Sharapova has been on since winning Wimbledon earlier this year has spun at blinding speed. From New York to Beijing to Korea to Zurich, the 17-year-old Russian has tried
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overcame the heat and U.S. Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the semifinals at the Australian Open.
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Amelie Mauresmo was handed a place in the Advanta Championships final after Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semi-final because of injury.
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Maria Sharapova is pushed to three sets by Samantha Stosur in her first match at the Japan Open.
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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.
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Men yelled encouragement and whistled at her. One tossed a long-stem red rose on the court. Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was a big hit playing for the first time in the season-ending WTA Championships.
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Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to the Advanta Championships final after Wimbledonchampion Maria Sharapova of Russia withdrew from their semifinal match with a strained right shoulder.
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Maria Sharapova's clutch half volley in the first set helps her get on a roll and she goes on to defeat Justine Henin-Hardenne in straight sets to win the U.S. Open title.
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VILLANOVA (Pennsylvania): Third-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia moved into the quarter-finals of the Advanta Tennis Championships on Wednesday when Jelena Kostenic of Croatia was forced to retire in the third set because of a strained groin.
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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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NEW YORK - 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...
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NEW YORK: Title holder and top seed Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.
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Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Vera Zvonareva needed three sets to win her first-round match Monday at the Advanta Championships at Villanova University.
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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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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 advanced to the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Elena Vesnina while 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo, seeded 18th, fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Casey Dellaqua.
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Maria Sharapova squeezed in a victory between downpours at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3 6-3 to book her place in the fourth round.