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Sharapova Outlasts Azarenka in a Screamer
In a second round China Open match that came down to guts and experience as much as it did tennis, Maria Sharapova came back to defeat ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5. The match,...
Sharapova Takes Tokyo
Maria Sharapova won the Toray Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo in only seven games Saturday, after a wrist injury to Jelena Jankovic stopped the match before the end of the first set. Sharapova w...
From Russia, Without Quarterfinalists
One of the stories that hasn't been getting any coverage in mainstream media is how poor a tournament the 2009 US Open was for Russian tennis. With Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova falling ...
US Open Day 2: Wins for Some Davids, Some Goliaths
Day 2 at the 2009 US Open, like most every early round at a grand slam, pitted some big favorites against some big underdogs. And while most Goliaths won as expected, there were a few Davids who...
Dementieva Beats Sharapova, Wins Toronto
In a battle of the top blonde Russian screamers, it was the blonder, louder, and more Russian player who prevailed. With fiance Maxim Afinogenov ecstatic in the stands, Elena Dementieva defeated Maria...
Dementieva Avenges Wimbledon Semifinal, Works Over Serena
With decidedly stoked fiance Maxim Afinogenov in the stands, Elena Dementieva overcame early shakiness to roll Serena Williams 7-6(2), 6-1, avenging her heartbreaking loss to Williams in the semifinal...
#1 Dinara Safina Upset in LA by Zheng Jie
WTA #1 Dinara Safina lost her third round match in Los Angeles Thursday night, falling to Zheng Jie by the score of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.. Zheng was close to making this an easier victory, as she led 3...
Sharapova Sharp in Pounding of Petrova
For all the talk about how the WTA rankings don't work because of who is currently ranked #1, there's not nearly enough discussion about how they don't work because of who is ranked #62. Maria Sharapo...
Steady as She Goes
The top fifteen seeds on the Ladies' side have all successfully advanced to the third round. Nineteen of the top twenty have as well, with only the #16 seed Zheng Jie, who made the semifinals last yea...
Golden Girl Gone
The big news out of SW19 today came from Centre Court, where 2004 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion Maria Sharapova, the #24 seed, was knocked out of the tournament with a thud by Gisela Dulko of Arg...
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