Tennis

Tennis: Sharapova reaches her peak, says Putin
Ahram Online
Russia on Sunday lavished praised on its "legendary" tennis star Maria
Sharapova after her French Open victory, the highpoint of a career that
took flight when she left her homeland aged seven. President Vladimir Putin
and Prime Minister Dmitry ...
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Tennis / French Open / Sharapova crowned queen of Roland Garros
Haaretz
But this was no time for the queen of women's tennis, who will also climb
back to the top of the rankings tomorrow, to hide her face. A beaming
Sharapova, still on her knees, tilted her head skyward and lapped up the
applause from the hollering fans ...
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Column: Sharapova alone can't save women's tennis
Fox News
In terms of entertainment from tennis, there were those three drop shots
Sara Errani neatly executed in the last game, merely delaying the
inevitable defeat of the Italian who showed fight but not enough strength
to unsettle the much taller Russian on ...
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Tennis: Djok has only Rafa chance
New Zealand Herald
"Both of us were playing more or less the same type of tennis, but then he
started to become more and more aggressive," Ferrer said. "There was
nothing I could do to fight back." Federer appeared to feel that way, too,
particularly after Djokovic broke ...
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TENNIS / FRENCH OPEN: Maria makes history
New Straits Times
PARIS: RUSSIA'S Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to
win all four Grand Slam titles yesterday when she defeated Sara Errani of
Italy 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final. In what turned out to be largely
one-sided contest, ...
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A French Open Title and a Career Grand Slam for Sharapova
New York Times
PARIS — Ever since shoulder surgery nearly forced Maria Sharapova into
early retirement, she occupied an odd space in both tennis and the wider
world of sports. She remained among the most marketable female athletes on
the planet, tall and blond and ...
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Tennis-Regal Sharapova dwarfs Errani to complete career slam
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
The statuesque Sharapova is tennis royalty and her 6-3 6-2 win on Saturday
over the 21st seed, who is diminutive in stature and in status, was less a
contest and more a coronation. It was all over in a flash: 89 minutes, five
breaks of serve followed ...
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TENNIS / FRENCH OPEN: Djokovic, Nadal to face off in fourth successive final
New Straits Times
NOVAK Djokovic and Rafael Nadal square off in a record fourth successive
Grand Slam final today with the French Open title and a place in tennis
folklore at stake. A win for World No 1 Djokovic, playing in his first
Roland Garros final, will make him ...
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Sharapova back on top
Boston.com
PARIS - Sidelined in 2008 by a right shoulder that needed surgery, putting
her tennis future suddenly in doubt, Maria Sharapova decided to use the
free time to study a new language, the one spoken at the only Grand Slam
tournament she had yet to win.
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Tennis-Parlez-vous Francais? Sharapova says oui
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Her inner voice told her she would play top level tennis again. Her inner
voice told her she would be a grand slam champion again. Her inner voice
told her she would be number one again. So what if everyone thought she was
deluded.
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