Top-seeded Maria Sharapova got another taste of the elements, ignoring the saunalike conditions in Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second week of the Australian Open. While often heavy rain ...

Maria Sharapova gate crashed Kim Clijsters’s farewell party at the Australian Open on Thursday to set up an historic final showdown with Serena Williams. Comeback queen Williams proved that she still ...

Maria Sharapova shanked a backhand wide, prompting her opponent to leap and pump her fist and smile as though she'd won the match - or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself. Uh, not quite. That ...

Top seed Maria Sharapova reached her third successive Australian Open semi-final with a hard-fought 7-6, 7-5 victory over fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze today. Often struggling to find her rhythm, ...

WIMBLEDON, England, June 30 -- To the delight of her coaches, Maria Sharapova is what's known as a big-match player -- one with the innate sense to know that major tournaments demand exceptional ...

MARIA SHARAPOVA, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob ...