Sharapova surges to third grand slam title
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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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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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Third seed Maria Sharapova continued   her march through the U.S. Open by beating fellow Russian Elena   Likhovtseva 6-3 6-2 in the third round on Sunday.
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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.
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Maria Sharapova wins the Australian Open without losing a set, securing her third Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic on Saturday.
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Maria Sharapova beats former world number one Lindsay Davenport 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open second round.
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Maria Sharapova's pursuit of a second Grand Slam title keeps stalling in the semifinals. Since bursting onto the scene at 17 by winning Wimbledon in 2004, she's accumulated millions of dollars in endorsement deals, briefly reached No. 1 in the rankings, and come oh-so-close over and over again to claiming another major trophy.
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Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Either way, Russia was coming away with a third straight Grand Slam winner. Svetlana Kuznetsova became the third Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title this year when
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TOKYO -- Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals on Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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Fifth seed Maria Sharapova blasted through to her second successive Australian Open final with a 6-3 6-1 drubbing of Jelena Jankovic on Thursday.
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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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Justine Henin beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third straight French Open title and fourth in total.
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LONDON, England -- Russian domination of the WTA Tour continued apace on Sunday as Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won the iKorean Open in Seoul and Elena Dementieva triumphed in the Gaz de France event in Belgium.
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Maria Sharapova beats top seed Amelie Mauresmo to reach her second Grand Slam final at the US Open.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reached her second consecutive final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Thailand&#39;s Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Japan Open on Friday.
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Maria Sharapova recovers from a second-set wobble against Alla Kudryavtseva to move into the last 16 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.