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Maria Sharapova - News and More
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| Nationality: RUS (Russian Federation) |
| Birthdate: April 19, 1987 |
| Birthplace: Nyagan, Siberia, Russia |
| Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA |
| Turned Pro: Pro (April 19, 2001) |
| Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| 2007 Ranking: 5 |
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| Coached by father, Yuri Sharapov, and Michael Joyce; mother is Yelena ... Started playing at age 4; at 6, participated in Moscow exhibition that featured Navrat ... Read Full Bio |
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| Justine Henin Retires?! |
| n the post Graf/Seles era. Serena Williams could be argued to have accomplished more, Venus Williams may equal or surpass Justine’s accomplishments, and Sharapova certainly could also get there. Nevertheless, Henin accomplished a lot more than most of her peers and did maximize her talents.
From a historical standp... |
2008-05-15
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| Henin Hangs it Up; Big Three Advance in Hamburg |
| rena’s better when healthy, but I won’t debate that here – and I actually found her style of play to be far more appealing than that of Maria Sharapova’s or the many other WTA fembots who just rip forehands and backhands. Henin played some heady, thoughtful tennis.
And had she continued, there's no do... |
2008-05-15
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| Serbs Ivanovic, Jankovic Lead 7 of Top 10 at WTA Rome |
| urt titlist Flavia Pennetta, Jankovic could face No.7 seed Williams in a rematch of the aforementioned 2006 quarterfinal.Fellow Top 5 stars Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova hold the No.1, No.2 and No.3 seeds, respectively. Of the three, Kuznetsova has the better resume in Rome, making the final a year ago b... |
2008-05-12
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| Safina Caps Henin, Serena Wins with Berlin Title |
| mentieva were her ninth, 10th and 11th career Top 10 wins; her victory over Henin was her second career victory over a reigning world No.1, after beating Maria Sharapova at Moscow in 2005."I hope I won't wake up tomorrow and realize this was just a dream," Safina said. "Obviously, this has been the biggest success in my career ... |
2008-05-12
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| Emotional Tennis Analogies: Act Like You've Done It Before |
| and end up losing a match that was seemingly in the bag.
Conclusion
Remember to save some emotions for after the match. If you watch pros like Federer, Sharapova, the William sisters, Blake and others, very often you see them remain composed and reserved during the match, only to see an outpouring of emotions when they ... |
2008-05-08
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| Zvonareva Tops Azarenka for WTA Prague Title |
| ly) and at Gold Coast earlier this year (to Li Na).No one has reached more finals this year than Zvonareva. Coming into Prague she was tied at three with Maria Sharapova (3-0), Serena Williams (3-0) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (0-3). Like her compatriot Kuznetsova, Zvonareva was 0-3 in her first three finals as well; that all chang... |
2008-05-05
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| Tennis-X Notes: Rafa Rages Against ATP, Dokic Wants Help |
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Kei Nishikori has signed a three-year global sponsorship agreement with Sony Corporation, and will endorse a wide range of Sony electronics products...Maria Sharapova (virus) and Daniela Hantuchova (foot) withdrew from the WTA stop in Berlin...South African Kevin Anderson, who upset Novak Djokovic in Miami, has been signed b... |
2008-05-05
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| Lopsided Fed Cup Semis Birth Lopsided Final to Come |
| Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-4, and Liezel Huber and King winning the doubles 7-6, 6-4 over Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vesnina.Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev says Maria Sharapova, who was not needed against the Americans who could not field a Top 100-ranked singles players, will play in the final.China was hoping to reach their first Fe... |
2008-04-27
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Recent fan comments for Maria Sharapova:
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Dinesh Arya Says:
My self only listen & read on new paper only.First time see in field at
Doha total open.She is great & excellent player.
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 04:40 ET
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