09.01.2011 LONDON-- Maria Sharapova Wednesday night at the US Open defeated the unseeded Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus 6-1, 6-1 to
reach the third round. In the third round, Maria will take on the 26th seeded Flava Pennetta of Italy.Earlier in the first round, Maria
topped the unseeded Heather Watson of the United Kingdom 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.Sharapova is on the weaker bottom side of the women's draw and
could only meet either the top ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark or the 28th seeded Serena Williams of the USA in the final.
Maria Sharapova Loses In Wimbledon Final
07.04.2011 LONDON-- Maria Sharapova Saturday in the Wimbledon final lost to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4. Kvitova used a powerful
left-handed forehand and serve combined with several errors from Maria to take control of the match. Maria finished the match with six doublefaults.
Prior to the final. Maria had not dropped a set at Wimbledon. The good news is the final finish should greatly help Maria's ranking in the new
WTA Tour singles rankings which as to be relased Monday, July 4th.
Maria Sharapova Reaches Wimbledon Final
06.30.2011 LONDON-- Maria Sharapova Thursday in the semifinals at Wimbledon defeated Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-4, 6-3 to advance to Saturday's
women's singles final. In the final Maria will take on the 8th seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.
Head to head Maria leads Kvitova 1-0
after taking their only prior meeting last year in the semifinals at Memphis 6-4, 6-3. Maria won her first grand slam title at Wimbledon at 2004.
Maria Sharapova Reaches French Open Semifinals
06.02.2011 PARIS-- Thursday in the semifinals at the French Open, Maria Sharapova takes on the 6th seeded Na Li of
China. Maria leads Li head to head 5-2 nad beat her in their only meeting on clay in 2009 at the French Open 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
Maria will
need to serve well and execute her groundstrokes to keep the steady Li off balance.
Maria Sharapova In Action Today In Paris
05.30.2011 PARIS-- Monday at the French Open in the fourth round, Maria Sharapova takes on the 12th seeded Agnieska Radwanska of Poland in the fourth
match on the Court Philliooe Chatrier. Head to head Maria leads Agnieska 6-1 with Maria winning the duos' last meeting last year in Cincinnati 6-2, 6-3.
With her title win in Rome and the surprising early round losses of Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki, Maria
is suddenly one of the main picks the win the title.
Maria Sharapova Reaches Italian Open Finals
05.15.2011 ROME-- Maria Sharapova Saturday in the semifinals of the Italian Open at Rome, Italy upset the world number one Caroline
Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5, 6-3. In the final Sunday, Sharapova takes on the 6th seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia. Head to head Maria
leads Samantha 7-0. Sharapova normally overpowers Stosur, but the two players have never before met on clay. In their last meeting in March, Sharapova
won 6-4, 6-1 in the Miami round of sixteen.
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