Maria Sharapova advances to the third round of Wimbledon
June 29, 2007
This time around is was a much easier ride for Sharapova as she defeated France’s Severine Bremond 6-0 6-3.
Bremond, 35 places behind the stylish Russian in the world rankings, looked headed for an embarrassing whitewash in a one-sided first set.
The French player, who was a Wimbledon quarter-finalist last year, put up a brief fight in the second set.
But the gritty Sharapova, who won Wimbledon at the age of 17 in 2004, never looked seriously troubled on a windswept Centre Court and earned a third-round tie against Japan’s Ai Sugiyama.
Maria Sharapova Defeats Nathalie Dechy in the Pacific Life Open
March 12, 2007
Maria Sharapova overcame a sore hamstring, brutal heat and a lack of match practice to reach round four of the Pacific Life Open on Sunday.
The world number one beat France’s Nathalie Dechy 7-5 6-2 and next faces number 15 seed Vera Zvonareva.
Sharapova said: “I only started serving five days before the event because I got injured when I landed on serve.”
The Russian has hardly played since losing to Serena Williams in the Australian Open final in January.
Maria Sharapova Leads The WTA Rankings
March 7, 2007
Russian Maria Sharapova heads the women’s tennis rankings released Monday by the ruling body WTA but Belgium’s Justine Henin-Hardenne has closed the gap.
WTA top 10 as of March 3 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,824 points; 2. (2) Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium, 3,791; 3. (3) Amelie Mauresmo, France, 2,933; 4. (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 2,710; 5 (4) Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 2,630; 6 (6) Martina Hingis, Switzerland, 2,361; 7. (7) Nadia Petrova, Russia, 2,071; 8. (8) Elena Dementieva, Russia, 1,869; 9. (10) Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 1,724; 10 (9) Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic, 1,907.
Two Titles In A Row for Maria Sharapova
October 30, 2006
Maria Sharapova’s impressive form has continued as she beat Nadia Petrova in straight sets 7-5 6-2 to win the General Ladies Linz. The was the 2nd straight tournament success for Sharapova following on from her win last week in the Zurich Open.
Sharapova added to her victories at the
U.S. Open, Indian Wells, San Diego and Zurich. By reaching the final the 19-year-old will overtake Justine Henin-Hardenne as the world number two when the rankings are announced on Monday.
Top-seeded Sharapova is also in contention, along with the Belgian and Amelie Mauresmo of France, of finishing the season at number one, a position she last held on October 23, 2005.
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Maria Sharapova cruise to the quarter-finals
August 11, 2006
Top seed Sharapova dominated her third-round match with France’s Marion Bartoli, the Russian winning 6-1 6-2 in just 73 minutes at the Home Depot Center Los Angeles, yet another straight-sets win for the 19-year-old.
The Russian has ravaged the competition, ringing up seven straight match wins without dropping a single set.
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