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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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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Defending champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday, a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Vera Zvonareva that will cost her the No. 1 ranking.
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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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Sport: Australian Open: Maria Sharapova will face Ana Ivanovic after two contrasting wins in the semi-finals
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PERFECTION is not as easy as it looks. Maria Sharapova achieved it, briefly, for two glorious sets against Serena Williams to win the Wimbledon title but that was weeks ago and since then she seems to have
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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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Second-seeded Maria Sharapova used her strong serve to defeat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Acura Classic.
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Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the U.S. Open Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title.
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Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova cruised into the final eight with a decisive 6-1, 6-1 win over compatriot Tatyana Panova. Top seed Serena Williams also advanced to the China
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Having maintained for days that the set lost at love to Serena Williams in the fourth round no longer took up space in her memory, Amelie Mauresmo was forced to face that reality not once, but twice in her semifinal loss to Maria Sharapova yesterday.
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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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Maria Sharapova was plunged into a Wimbledon rain row on Saturday as torrential downpours meant that just two matches were completed and drenched fans saw only 75 minutes of action.
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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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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.
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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.