Maria Sharapova

short balls: (tennis) party in the usa

source: cornedbeefhash (WordPress)

Shortest balls: In case you missed it: Fila was named the new official sponsor of the Sony Ericsson Championships; Melanie Oudin hasn’t beat a player inside the top 800 since her US Open run; Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro have Asian burnout-flu; and even though Venus had the best h...

Published Tue, Oct 6

Five Women Who Need to Worry about Justine Henin’s Return

source: the Baseline Tennis

Maria Sharapova Unlike JJ or Clijsters, Henin did not do as much to fluster Sharapova’s game. She even outfoxed Henin in the final of the US Open in 2006, which was not an easy feat. However, the Sharapova then is not the Sharapova we see now.

Published Wed, Sep 23

US Open Recap - Women's Singles

source: thesportslocale (WordPress)

Yanina Wickmayer – The ‘other’ Belgian was also helped by an easy draw as she made it to the semifinals where she lost to Wozniacki. Her athleticism was on display against quarterfinal opponent Kateryna Bondarenko. Trailing in the second set, she used her big forehand to calm her anger afte...

Published Wed, Sep 16

Mondays With Bob Greene: I can’t believe this happened

source: TennisGrandstand

US Open) Women’s doubles: Serena Williams and Venus Williams beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-2 6-2 SAFINA STILL ON TOP SET FOR DOHA WTA 220,000 Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada, hard World Group Semifinals Spain vs. Israel at Murcia, Spain WTA

Published Tue, Sep 15

UK's Watson wins US Open girls' title

source: The Guardian (UK)

The future of British women's tennis looks almost unfeasibly bright after Heather Watson became the second British winner of a major junior title in the last two years at the US Open, beating Yana Buchina in straight sets. US Open TennisLaura RobsonAndy MurrayTennisSimon Cambers

Published Sun, Sep 13

Safina follows Sharapova out

source: topix.com

World number one Dinara Safina joined former champion Maria Sharapova as a third-round casualty on a day of shocks at the US Open.

Published Sat, Sep 12

Chris Rattue: Sharapova is a stupid young woman

source: topix.com

I mistakenly fell upon a women's tennis match from the US Open and endured Maria Sharapova's ridiculous screaming for all of a few minutes.

Published Thu, Sep 10

Melanie Oudin Keeps Winning

source: kreuzer33 (WordPress)

Great story out of the US Open this week as Melanie Oudin, the 70th-ranked female tennis player in the world, has upset some of the sport’s biggest female stars this week including Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova. On Monday, Oudin beat 13th seed Nadia Petrova in three sets.

Published Tue, Sep 8