Maria Sharapova

By Lawntennisnews Six days into a rain-disturbed Roland Garros and the leading 'star' players on the WTA are all in good-to-excellent form. The two main contenders for the title - multiple champion and title holder Justine Henin and the 2002 champion Serena Williams - have both been impressive in their fir...

By Lawntennisnews The 2007 French Open kicks off on Sunday the 27th in Paris. Draws for both womens and mens singles will be available Friday. And with a slew of able competitors this year vying for that trophy, Claire Mayer from Lawntennisnews will handicap the field for you. The Romantic Favorite Justine Hen...

By Lawntennisnews Jelena Jankovic: She’ll probably be hoping to avoid old foes Ana Ivanovic and Justine Henin in the draw. Impressive results this year, especially on clay (finalist in Rome, lost the QF in Berlin and SF in Warsaw to Henin). She sometimes lets her attention slip when closing out her match, whi...

By Lawntennisnews American Serena Williams has won the women's Australian Open in style. She beat Russian Maria Sharapova in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. The unseeded American whipped Sharapova off the courts in little over an hour. Williams also took home the Melbourne-crown in 2003 and 2005.

By Lawntennisnews Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have reached the final at the Australian ... She plays like she played when she won seven Grand Slam tournaments. ... Lawntennisnews and Football-inside are a vast community of sportswriters dedicated ...

By manfred In a chat with second seed Maria Sharapova of Russia -- who attempts to win the Zurich Open for the first time -- she talked about the coaching rule, her perfume, life in general, and the Year End Championships. Other topics included the FedCup and the Olympics.

By manfred Maria Sharapova defied the odds by beating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final round of the US Open in an hour and a half, 6-4, 6-4. Proving to everyone, fans and detractors alike, that she is not just a one Grand Slammer, the young Russian brushed aside a 4-1 record in head-to-head wins that...

By Lawntennisnews The other semis slots were all filled by players who are no strangers to the last stages of a Slam: World No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo made a very quick appearance on Armstrong Court beating young Russian Dinara Safina 6-2 6-3. The top seed is set to meet Maria Sharapova next. The Russian beat fellow to...

By Lawntennisnews PACIFIC LIFE OPEN INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA March 21, 2004 J. HENIN-HARDENNE/L. Davenport 6-1, 6-4 Q. She's good. LINDSAY DAVENPORT: She is. 22 winners to Maria Sharapova's 17, Australian Open semi final, 2006 25 winners to Amelie Mauresmo's 9, Olympics Final 2004, 78 minutes

By Lawntennisnews Both Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne are on cruise control as they have reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set. Much more interesting though are their respective opponents: Clijsters will meet Na Li and Henin-Hardenne plays Severine Bremond next. Now thos...

By Matthew T. Sussman • The Supreme Court announced they will review partial-birth abortion. But here's the horrible part. They said eight months into deliberating the case, they will probably end up not ruling on it.There, that was my obligatory non-sports joke.• After stumbling in a race last week, speed skat...