Sharapova puts loss in perspective
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tennis&#39; grandest title -- the 17-year-old Sharapova fell in the third round of the US Open to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova wore a black ribbon in honor of the many victims in Russia.
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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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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 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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Serena Williams&#39;s clash with Maria Sharapova in the WTA Tour Championships final was billed as a Wimbledon grudge match, but by the end Williams was too worried about the future to be looking back.
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Paula Radcliffe gives the reasons behind her heartbreak at the Athens Olympics.
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Perhaps the sight of Maria Sharapova opposite her tonight will jog Serena Williams&#39; memory. Wimbledon. The final. You and Maria.
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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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Maria Sharapova loses her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final. Justine Henin also advances.
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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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Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova&#39;s drive to win another grand slam tennis title was dashed when the Wimbledon champion lost to Mary Pierce 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the third round of the US Open on Saturday.
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Zurich - 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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Maria Sharapova loses her cool and her fourth-round match at Indian Wells to Vera Zvonareva.
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With thoughts of those killed by captors in her native Russia, the Wimbledon champion says it &quot;just shows that my loss is a little thing.
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Facing 23 break points, double-faulting 14 times and trailing 5-3 in the third set, the three-time Wimbledon champion still managed to eke out a victory and a matchup with No. 2 Maria Sharapova.
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Former world number one Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 7-6 (12/10) in an exhibition match here on Sunday.