Russian tennis star said that she a big fan of Indian culture. ...
09:12 PM, Nov 12, 2012
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova didn't forget to talk about the dosa on her visit to India. ...
09:29 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: Women's tennis icon Maria Sharapova on Sunday said Sania Mirza was a great singles talent but it was right for the Indian to focus on doubles due to the demanding nature of the game. "It takes so much both mentally and physically to play in two formats. It becomes difficult to give equal attention to singles and doubles," said Sharapova on her first visit to India. The World...
06:30 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Istanbul: Her year filled with titles and trophies over, Serena Williams can at last admit it: This was a title she had her eye on. Not that any more evidence of her all-consuming, powerful game was needed, but Williams gave it anyway. She dismissed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to win the WTA Championships for the third time and finish the year with another title, but not the top ranking....
11:15 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Istanbul: Maria Sharapova swept past Sam Stosur 6-0, 6-3 at the WTA Championships on Friday to retain a small chance of finishing the year as the No. 1-ranked player in the world. If Victoria Azarenka beats Li Na in the final match of the day, however, she will be assured of staying No. 1. Sharapova has already qualified for the semifinals of the elite, eight-women event. The Russian rolled through...
09:50 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Istanbul: American Serena Williams reached the semi-finals at the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul on Thursday with what is fast becoming a routine defeat of world number one Victoria Azarenka. The Wimbledon and U.S Open champion recorded a 6-4 6-4 win at the season-ending event, her fifth triumph over the Belarusian this year. Williams also owns an 11-1 record in their career head-to-heads. The win was Williams' third at the...
08:14 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Istanbul: Victoria Azarenka moved a step closer to securing the year-end number one ranking with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 win over Germany's Angelique Kerber at the WTA Championships on Wednesday. Azarenka needed three hours and six minutes to repel Kerber but Maria Sharapova's 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 win over Agnieszka Radwanska took even longer to complete, the three hours and 12 minutes contest ending at 02:12 on Thursday morning. In another...
09:05 AM, Oct 25, 2012
Istanbul: Defending champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from the WTA Championships due to a viral illness and will be replaced by Samantha Stosur, tournament officials announced on Wednesday. The world number six was able to play her first match in the White group on Tuesday but was toppled 6-3 6-2 by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in a contest that saw the Czech commit a whopping 41 unforced errors. Australian Stosur will...
05:56 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Istanbul: Aggression powered Maria Sharapova to victory over Italy's Sara Errani in her opening match at the USD 4.9 million WTA championships here, the Russian said. In a repeat of their only previous meeting in June's French Open final, Sharapova emerged victorious by a score of 6-3, 6-2 against Errani on Tuesday. Cautious play allowed Errani to control the start of the match, when the first four games all went...
04:12 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Istanbul: With the year-end top ranking out of reach, Serena Williams will settle for the title at the WTA Championships. In her first match since winning the U.S. Open in September, Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday to start round-robin play in the season-ending event featuring the top eight players in the world. "Obviously, I would rather win majors. I've been No. 1 and I would love to be...
08:35 AM, Oct 24, 2012
World number one Victoria Azarenka won her first title in more than six months when she beat Russian Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-1 in the final of the China Open on Sunday. "I'm really happy to finally have a really good result here - I've been coming here for the last four years and I'm happy I could finally show my game and hold the trophy," Azarenka said. "I've worked so...
09:29 PM, Oct 07, 2012
Beijing: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka beat ninth-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday at the China Open to set up a final against Maria Sharapova. Sharapova cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 semi-final victory over seventh-seeded Li Na of China. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France advanced to the final when Feliciano Lopez retired with a left wrist injury. In Sunday's final, Tsonga will play the winner of the semifinal Saturday between top-seeded Novak...
06:37 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Beijing: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova reached the China Open quarter-finals on Thursday with straight-set wins. Azarenka easily beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 6-3, while Sharapova defeated Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-2. Azarenka will next face Romina Oprandi of Switzerland, while Sharapova will play either Angelique Kerber of Germany or former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. "I played really well in the beginning and...
04:50 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Beijing: Russia's Maria Sharapova was put under pressure in a first-round win over Simona Halep at the China Open tennis here on Monday. Second seed Sharapova's serve was broken four time by the Romanian world No.47, but 33 winners against four for Halep helped the Russian to a 7-5, 7-5 victory. In the second round, Sharapova faces Romanian No.1 Sorana Cirstea, who knocked out Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-3 earlier...
10:26 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Tokyo: Plans to muzzle the ear-bashing grunters of womens tennis have found an unlikely ally in Maria Sharapova. One of the worst offenders, Sharapovas screams have been measured at more than 101 decibels - comparable to a chain saw, a pneumatic drill or a speeding train. The sports governing body is to educate players to turn down the volume after pressure from fans, TV broadcasters and a handful of competitors...
10:32 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Tokyo: World number one Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open citing chronic fatigue while Maria Sharapova was stunned by Samantha Stosur as the event lost its top two seeds on Thursday. French Open champion Sharapova, Tokyo winner in 2005 and 2009, was upset by Australian Stosur 6-4 7-6 in a quarter-final filled with drama and high-quality tennis. Azarenka withdrew before her quarter-final with German Angelique Kerber, having...
04:57 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Tokyo: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a dizzy spell to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. Azarenka, playing in her first tournament since losing in the U.S. Open final to Serena Williams, had her blood pressure checked after going down 4-3 in the first set but bounced back to win the next three games. "I felt dizzy...
07:47 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Tokyo: Two-time champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Pan Pacific Open by beating British qualifier Heather Watson 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Li Na and fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber also won, but 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the fourth seed, was upset by Petra Martic of Croatia 6-4, 6-4. Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka faced Tamira Paszek of Austria late Tuesday, as did former No. 1...
12:37 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Tokyo: Maria Sharapova will face Heather Watson in the second round of the Japan Open tennis event after the British qualifier ousted Germany's Sabine Lisicki on Monday. World No.78 Watson made up 48 ranking places to upset Lisicki 6-4, 7-6(3) on the hard court in Tokyo and set up a meeting with Sharapova, whose status as second seed meant she received a first-round bye. Watson's win prevents a rematch between...
04:06 PM, Sep 24, 2012
