Maria Sharapova

The tour has never stabilized since Justine Henin stepped down in May of 2008. Henin held the No. 1 ranking for a total of 117 weeks. ...

 CA The grunts are also great for tennis drinking games. Try this one at pub: every time Sharapova howls "eeeaaaahaa" everyone take a swig down the hatch. The British tabloid, the Sun actually records grunting noises at Wimbledon. ...

 CA Right after Venus, both Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are clearly the second and third best in the world on the grass. The seeding will be very interesting when it comes time to decide what to do with Maria Sharapova. Personally, I would seed her ...

 CA That might be due to the fact that English isn't her first language, but its honest, and poetic Sharapova: MA-SHA lost, and she was at the infamous risk of being double bageled. But she salvaged by winning two more games before going down. ...

By J.A. Allen Seeded No. 1 at the French Open after Henin’s retirement, Sharapova lost to Dinara Safina in the fourth round. After her loss in the second round at Wimbledon in 2008 and a subsequent loss at the Rogers Cup, Sharapova has been absent from the tour.  —Old tennis proverb!

By J.A. Allen The White group included Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva.  Since Wimbeldon, Maria Sharapova has spent most of the year sidelined with a shoulder injury.  She is hopeful to return at the Australian Open.