By Tennis Guru on Aug 15, 2010 in Cincinnati Masters - Open, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova | 0 Comments
It only took 12 minutes for Belgian Kim Clijsters to win her semifinal match at the 2010 Cincinnati Open after her opponent, former world number one Ana Ivanovic pulled out due to left foot injury in tears.
Her next opponent is another former world number one – Russian Maria Sharapova who had to work hard to [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jan 3, 2010 in Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, Venus Williams | 0 Comments
World number 14 Maria Sharapova started the 2010 season at a positive note by beating Venus Williams 63 64 in an exhibition match held Saturday at a beachside resort in Hua Hin, Thailand.
The warm-up event event ahead of the Australian Open this month was a well-attended one with both players appearing to have trouble adjusting [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 25, 2009 in Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova, Rogers Cup, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Russian Elena Dementieva suddenly became a strong contender in the upcoming U.S. Open after she won the prestigious Rogers Cup title last Sunday, beating compatriot Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3. The title win also propelled the Russian atop the US Open Series rankings.
This served as the first time for an all-Russian final in the tournament’s history. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 9, 2009 in Featured, LA Women's Tennis Championships, Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Comebacking Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was ousted in the LA Women’s Tennis Championships on Saturday night by last year’s finalist Flavia Pennetta of Italy. The error-filled match ended in favor of the Italian with Sharapova commiting more than 60 unforced errors. The score: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
“I did not feel physically fresh from the beginning [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 28, 2009 in Bank of the West Classic, Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Former world number one Maria Sharapova struggled but still managed to win her first round match at the Bank of the West Classic against Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 on Monday. The $700,000 WTA Premier event is currently held at Stanford, California.
Sharapova, now ranked 62nd in the world, won her 12th out of [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 25, 2009 in Maria Sharapova, Tennis Feature, Wimbledon | 1 Comment
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Maria Sharapova interview transcript, Wimbledon 2009 on June 24, 2009.
Q. What are your thoughts?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, no real thoughts. I lost the match (smiling).
Q. Do you, yourself, understand what happened this afternoon?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Uhm, yes. I mean, if I’m smart enough, I should know. It took [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 14, 2009 in AEGON Classic - Birmingham, Featured, Maria Sharapova, Tennis News, WTA | 0 Comments
Maria Sharapova ended her campaign at the Aegon Classic in the semifinals after she lost to China’s Li Na 6-4, 6-4.
The former world number one dropped her serve six times during the match to virtually hand the victory to the tournament fourth seed. Li will face Slovakian player Magdalena Rybarikova in the final on Sunday.
Sharapova [...]
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