Maria Sharapova

The Decade's Best: Players #11-15

source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker

15. Elena Dementieva, RUS 16. Martina Hingis, SUI 18. Mary Pierce, FRA 19. Dinara Safina, RUS 20. Daniela Hantuchova, SVK 21. Ana Ivanovic, SRB 22. Jelena Jankovic, SRB 23. Ai Sugiyama, JPN 24. Anastasia Myskina, RUS 25. Patty Schnyder, SUI HONORABLE MENTION- Martina Navratilova, USA

Published Sun, Oct 25

Serena and Tampax - A Good Fit?

source: adjustingthenet (WordPress)

A Maria Sharapova campaign would probably have been a bit more refined, perhaps having Maria walk through a “fresh clean meadow”. You get the point. Serena makes sense in that she had just won the U.S. Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon and although at 28 years old, projects herself sometime...

Published Fri, Sep 25

Hot Babes of The 2009 US Open

source: techkrunch (WordPress)

Elena Dementieva Ana Ivanovic Patty Schnyder Having been a WTA player since 1993, Patty Schnyder has beat 12 World No. 1 players, including Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. She’s reached the Grand Slam singles quarterfinals four times and the semifinals once, an...

Published Sat, Sep 5

Chaos Reigns In Women's Draw at U.S. Open

source: adjustingthenet (WordPress)

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Caroline Wozniacki both won easily today setting up a potential fourth round encounter. Could the stars be aligning for another potential Serena/Maria final ala the 2007 Australian Open when Sharapova, then number one, was completely beaten down by the resurg...

Published Thu, Sep 3

Video overview of 2009 US Open women’s tennis fashions

source: Women's Tennis

We’re enjoying a rich array of styles at the 2009 US Open and here’s a short video with comments, presenting what women’s tennis players have been wearing at the last major of the year. My favorite has to be Maria Sharapova, followed by Ana Ivanovic (like it’s relevant, she didn’t even get to...

Published Thu, Sep 3

US.4- A Standing O for Little O'

source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker

US OPEN= 2008 Ana Ivanovic/SRB (2nd Rd.-Coin/FRA) 2009 Elena Dementieva/RUS (2nd Rd.-Oudin/USA) RG: Elena Dementieva/RUS (3rd Rd.-Stosur/AUS) WI: Maria Sharapova/RUS (2nd Rd.-Dulko/ARG) US: Elena Dementieva/RUS (2nd Rd.-Oudin/USA)

Published Thu, Sep 3

BACKSPIN TIME CAPSULE: 2003 & 2005 U.S. Open

source: WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker

331...Martina Navratilova 209...Martina Hingis 117...JUSTINE HENIN 98...Lindsay Davenport 72...Serena Williams @ 39...Amelie Mauresmo @ 22...Tracy Austin 19...KIM CLIJSTERS @ 18...Jelena Jankovic @ 17...Maria Sharapova @ 17...Jennifer Capriati 12...Ana Ivanovic @ 11...Venus Williams @

Published Thu, Aug 27

Will Serving Woes Doom Sharapova?

source: Tennis Magazine

Sharapova aims to be at full strength for next season's Australian Open and will play on two tournaments after the US Open, in Tokyo and Beijing. ...

Published Thu, Aug 20