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Maria Sharapova has struggled this year in Grand Slams because of injuries and poor form but looks like she is determined to defend US Open title, which she won last year. Sharapova, wearing her much-publicized new red dress, was in ominous form as...

As expected, Roger Federer and Justine Henin have been given the top seedings in the men's and women's singles respectively at this year's Wimbledon tennis championship. Britain will have its hopes pinned on 20-year-old Andy Murray who has been seeded.

Jelena Jankovic is one of the brightest talents around in the WTA circuit at the moment. Not only she is physically fit but also her mental concentration is comparable to world number one Justine Henin. Jankovic continuing her flawless tennis...

The semifinals at French Open had different fates in store for top two seeds of the tournament. While Maria Sharapova was beaten by Ana Ivanovic, Justine Henin stormed into the finals. Amidst all this, the dream of an all-serbian clash in the finals..

Justine Henin took yet another step towards retaining her French Open title by defeating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals yesterday. She inflicted a defeat on Serena, arguably her strongest opponent in the tournament till date, with a score line..

Maria Sharapova generally oozes glamour and woos spectators wherever she goes. But the lanky Russian lass was far from convincing in her 3-6, 6-4, 9-7 win against Patty Schnyder in the fourth round of the French Open. It was a rollercoaster outing.

Maria Sharapova was not entirely convincing even though the top seeded Russian managed to down Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets to reach the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup. Sharapova missed two tournaments with a shoulder injury and looked rusty..

Russian beauty Maria Sharapova looked rusty after a two-month gap even though the world number two managed to reach the second round of the Istanbul Cup with a straight set win against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova. Returning to the court after a...

Last time the two sensations met was at the fiercely contested Wimbledon semifinals in 2005; tennis world was set for another intriguing contest between Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams in the third-round match-up at the Sony Ericsson Open....

Compatriot Vera Zvonareva came well from behind to topple the expectations of the defending Champion Maria Sharapova's title defense at the Pacific Life Open. The 20th-ranked Zvonareva defeated the 19-year-old Sharapova 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to march into.