Maria Sharapova

By gareth Former champion Maria Sharapova continued her comeback from shoulder surgery with an impressive opening win in the US Open first round. She beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-0 in 73 minutes to reach the second round Tuesday. “I played a very tricky opponent that didn’t give me much...

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova from the 5th day of Australian Open 08. Full Picture Gallery

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova from day 7 at the Australian Open where she beat number 11 seed from Russia, Dementieva, 6-2 6-0. Maria will meet Justine Henin in the next round of the tournament. Full Picture Gallery

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova at a Sony Ericsson Championships Press Conference. Full Picture Gallery

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova during a news conference at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow. Full Picture Gallery

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova posing in New York, wearing the Nike dress she plans to wear during the US Open. Full Picture Gallery

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova at Andy Roddick Foundation Celebrity Tennis Exhibition. Full Picture Gallery

By gareth Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova topped the lists of seeded players at the Australian Open, with organizers sticking to the world rankings. Federer, the defending champion, is aiming for his 10th Grand Slam singles title and has been atop the men’s rankings since February 2004. Sharapo...

By gareth Belgium’s Kim Clijsters kicked off her final season the best way she could Saturday, beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6 (8) in the final of the Champions Challenge. In a duel between the last two U.S. Open champions, Clijsters rallied from 2-3 down to win the first set with an ace. Sharapova, the...

By gareth She’s great looking and has the game to boot. Anna Kournikova? Nope, think again, it’s 2006 U.S. Open tennis champion Maria Sharapova, and she has some extra reasons to be happy these days. Sharapova, who finished the 2006 WTA season ranked second in the world behind Justin-Henin Hardenne, h...

By gareth World No. 2 Maria Sharapova said Tuesday she has put on some more muscle over the past year to play better in Grand Slams. The 19-year-old Russian spoke to reporters on the eve of Hong Kong’s three-day Champions Challenge exhibition, a warm-up for the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 15. Sha...