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Maria Sharapova Loses to Andrea Petkovic in Fourth Round

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Former champion Maria Sharapova has lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Andrea Petkovic. The 30th-seeded Petkovic of Germany was rarely challenged in beating the 2008 Australian Open champion 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday. Petkovic benefited from an easy third round - she only needed to...

Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova Win Aussie Openers

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Caroline Wozniacki, above, started her first major as the No. 1-ranked woman with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentina's Gisela Dulko on Monday in the Australian Open. It was the 20-year-old Wozniacki's first victory of the year, following a straight-sets loss to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova...

Maria Sharapova Reportedly Inks Deal With HEAD Rackets

Maria Sharapova has agreed to a five-year contract with HEAD rackets and will officially start endorsing the product this week in Auckland, according to Matthew Cronin of tennisreporters.net. Sharapova, who spent her professional career using Prince rackets up until last year, played using a blacked-out frame at times...

Reporter Becomes Engaged in Lakers' Locker Room

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Los Angeles Lakers stars Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom and Sasha Vujacic congratulate a reporter who gets engaged inside the team's locker room. Check out the video below.

Maria Sharapova Engaged to Sasha Vujacic

Maria Sharapova is engaged to Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, according to a TMZ report. TMZ.com reported that Vujacic proposed to Sharapova on Tuesday at his Manhattan Beach, Calif., home. Sharapova reportedly said "yes" and is also supposedly sporting a very large engagement ring. The couple first began dating about a...

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Maria Sharapova Beats Ayumi Morita At French Open, Advances To Third Round

Poor light postponed Maria Sharapova's second-round match scheduled to start yesterday.

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Rafael Nadal Defeats Simone Bolelli In Quest For 7th French Open Title

Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record seventh French Open title in style, wearing a pink shirt and pink shoelaces.

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One Year After French Open Triumph, Li Na Is A Global Icon

Li Na was a relatively undistinguished 28-year-old tennis player before 2011.

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How Maria Sharapova Goes Sporty With Style

At just 17 years old, Maria Sharapova stormed the tennis scene by winning Wimbledon in 2004 and becoming the third youngest female to ever win the title.

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PHOTOS: Maria Sharapova Chops Off Her Signature Blonde Locks

Like many female tennis stars, Maria Sharapova is known not only for her skills on the court but for her stunning off-duty looks , too.

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06/02/12 Maria Sharapova the Twitter hater Source: Gulf News Some love it, some hate it, others are not quite sure what to make of it â but all agree that Twitter is on the march among tennis professionals.
06/02/12 No. 1 players race against clock at French Open Source: Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln IL On a busy day at the French Open, both the top-ranked man and woman were left racing against the clock.
06/02/12 French Open Tennis 2012: Maria Sharapova Poised To... Source: Bleacher Report Maria Sharapova is waltzing through the opening rounds of the 2012 French Open and looks like she is ready to finally break through and win it all.
06/02/12 Kuznetsova and Shrapova march on at Roland Garros Source: Russia Today It has been a good day for Russia's top ranking females at the French Open as Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Sharapova were both dominant in their matches.
06/02/12 Woman dies in Meath crash Source: The Irish Times Woman dies in Meath crash A woman in her 40s has died following a road traffic collision near Kells ...

Background on maria sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , , ; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and former world no. 1. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 26 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open.

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