Connect to share and comment

Tennis: Sharapova makes winning start in Madrid

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 18:15
Maria Sharapova survived a sticky start to move into the second round of the WTA Madrid Open on Monday with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania. The Russian, who won the French Open on clay last year, brought a 16-match winning streak on the surface into Madrid and was strongly favoured to coast past a player who has been dogged by knee injuries. But she struggled at times in the first set before finding her range in the second. It had all been about adjusting to the dirt surface and the particular demands of playing in Madrid, Sharapova said.

Tennis: Sharapova makes winning start in Madrid

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 12:15
Maria Sharapova survived a sticky start to move into the second round of the WTA Madrid Open on Monday with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania. The Russian, who won the French Open on clay last year, brought a 16-match winning streak on the surface into Madrid and was strongly favoured to coast past a player who has been dogged by knee injuries. But she struggled at times in the first set before finding her range in the second. It had all been about adjusting to the dirt surface and the particular demands of playing in Madrid, Sharapova said.

Tennis: Sharapova not thinking of world top spot

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 21:00
Maria Sharapova is keeping her feet on the ground over the possibility of wresting back the world number one spot from Serena Williams at the Madrid Masters. Williams is also competing in the Spanish capital but the Russian, currently ranked second in the world, says the American is not on her mind. Following her Stuttgart success last week, Sharapova said on Friday: "I don't want to think about it (the no.1 ranking) too much. "It depends also on the other players. I can (only) control what is in my hands and try not to worry about it too much."

Tennis: Sharapova not thinking of World No.1 slot

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 11:45
Maria Sharapova is keeping her feet on the ground over the possibility of wresting back the world number one spot from Serena Williams at next week's Madrid Masters. Williams is also competing in the Spanish capital but the Russian, currently ranked second in the world, says the American is not on her mind. Following her Stuttgart success last week, Sharapova said on Friday: "I don't want to think about it (the no.1 ranking) too much. "It depends also on the other players. I can (only) control what is in my hands and try not to worry about it too much". cle/ps/bc

Sharapova makes it 2 titles in a row in Stuttgart

Agencia EFEApril 28, 2013 12:46
International Sports Desk, Apr 28 (EFE).- Russia's Maria Sharapova defeated China's Li Na 6-4, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Sharapova, who also won the tournament last year, needed just 92 minutes to beat Li and take her second title of the season. The Russian, the world No. 2, had been pushed to three sets in her three previous matches but had no problems with Li, the world No. 5. Sharapova won the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, in March.

Tennis: Sharapova brushes off Li to win Stuttgart

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 11:45
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova claimed the Stuttgart WTA title on Sunday, beating China's Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in just over 90 minutes to get her clay-court season off to a winning start. Having been taken to three-sets in all of her previous three matches here en route to the final, Sharapova saved her best tennis until last to defeat the Chinese in straight sets. She broke Li twice in the first, but the Chinese managed to reply with a break of her own before Sharapova used the first of her three set points to take the first set.

Tennis: Sharapova brushes off Li to win Stuttgart

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 10:30
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova won the Stuttgart WTA title on Sunday beating China's Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in just over 90 minutes. ryj/pi

Tennis: Sharapova brushes off Li to win Stuttgart

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 10:30
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova claimed the Stuttgart WTA title on Sunday beating China's Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in just over 90 minutes to get her clay-court season off to a winning start. Having been taken to three-sets in all of her previous three matches here en route to the final, Sharapova saved her best tennis until last to defeat the Chinese in straight sets. She broke Li twice in the first, but the Chinese managed to reply with a break of her own before Sharapova used the first of her three set points to take the first set.

Tennis: WTA Stuttgart result

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 10:15
Result from the seventh day of the WTA Stuttgart tournament on Sunday (x denotes seeding): Women's singles Finals Maria Sharapova (RUS x1) bt Li Na (CHN x2) 6-4, 6-3 afp

Tennis: Li relishing final against 'fighter' Sharapova

Agence France-PresseApril 27, 2013 16:00
China's Li Na has said she expects a tough battle in Sunday's final at the Stuttgart WTA clay-court tournament against defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova. Li, the 2011 Roland Garros winner, takes on Sharapova after the top seeds came through Saturday's semi-finals, but the Russian is unbeaten in Stuttgart having won all seven of her games on her two appearances here. "Sharapova's a fighter, she never gives up and I will have to focus on every point out on the court," said the 31-year-old Li after Sharapova won last year's final on her Stuttgart debut.
Syndicate content