Sharapova Humbled by Resurgent Pierce
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The Maria Sharapova bandwagon came to  a grinding halt on Saturday when Mary Pierce rolled back the  years with a sensational 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win in the third round  of the U.S. Open.
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Women&#39;s professional tennis was turned upside down this summer when 17-year-old Maria Sharapova of Bradenton upset defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon singles final.
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LOS ANGELES: Maria Sharapovaâs shining year ended in style Monday as she rallied from four games down in the third set to beat an injured Serena Williams in the final of the WTA Tour Championships.
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Maria Sharapova shanked a backhand wide, prompting her opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she'd won the match &#151; or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself.
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Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start to  beat Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 7-6, 6-0 at the Pan Pacific  Open Wednesday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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INDIAN WELLS, California  - Top seed Maria Sharapova overcame sloppy serving and brutal heat to beat Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 7-5 6-2 and reach the Pacific Life Open third round on Sunday.
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It was to be the Glam Slam, the squealer versus the squeaker. Instead, Saturday's Australian Open women's final was a battle of brinkmanship and jangling nerves. Ana Ivanovic blinked first and Maria Sharapova was the champion.
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Maria Sharapova is in uncharted waters here, having reached the third round at Flushing Meadows for the first time. But I&#39;m confident she can sink Mary Pierce this weekend and sail on into the second week of play.
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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.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was upset in three sets by wild card Mashona Washington Tuesday in the Pilot Pen tennis tournament. Sharapova had 12 double-faults in the match. Three of them occurred in the two games that Washington broke the fourth-seeded Russian in the deciding set of her 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win.
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The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when champion Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by 18-year-old Pole Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova never doubted herself for a moment. Not in the two-plus years since her breakthrough Wimbledon title. Not after going 0-5 in subsequent Grand Slam semifinals. And certainly not after being broken to lose the second set Friday at the U.S. Open against No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo.
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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.
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NEW YORK -- Maria Sharapova nearly found out how quickly one can go from diva to disaster. Women&#39;s highlights: No. 1 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne def.
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Maria Sharapova barely prevailed over Laura Granville and will clearly have to raise her level of play to advance into the deeper reaches of this tournament.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 26 -- When Maria Sharapova walked on court for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion.