Sharapova overcomes early hole to win at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England(AP) There was a time, not all that long ago, when Maria Sharapova wondered when she would be back at Grand Slam tournaments, let alone winning matches. Surgery in October on her ... Read More

World tunes in for Sharapova's win over Halep at the US Open

Down to the end, Halep pushed Sharapova and they rewarded the prime-time crowd with world-class ... is a big win for me, and I will enjoy it, then move on to the next one." "That's the most ... Read More

World’s sexiest tennis star turns heads on the red carpet in very bold outfit at awards show for world’s best scientists

MARIA SHARAPOVA ... The former Wimbledon champion is no stranger to the red carpet, or to winning awards, including the WTA Player of the Year in 2004. She was also named the world's sexiest ... Read More

French Open victor Sharapova sets her sights on Wimbledon win

Sharapova will now turn her attention to grass and going all the way at SW19, 10 years after she stunned Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final as a 17-year-old. Sharapova said: “I’d love to (win it ... Read More

8 of the richest female athletes of 2024 – net worths, ranked: from tennis legends Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, to racing driver champ Danica Patrick – but who’s ...

Female tennis players fought for prize money equal to their male counterparts in the 1970s, hence they dominate this list - but racing drivers Danica Patrick and Alexis DeJoria made it too Former ... Read More

US Open: Maria Sharapova stuns world number two Simona Halep in first Grand Slam match in 19 months

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A short history of tennis skirts

Shorts and slacks attracted the ire of designers like Ted Tinling, a one-time tennis player who lambasted what he called the “‘manly look’ of the late ‘thirties’” in women’s tennis fashion. Tinling ... Read More

Tennis News Today: Novak Djokovic celebrates Easter with wife Jelena and kids; Maria Sharapova shares adorable glimpse of baby son Theodore's Easter egg hunt

Maria Sharapova shared a delightful moment from son Theodore's Easter egg adventure. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner shared his thoughts after becoming the new World No ... his Miami win, Sinner shared ... Read More

Slamless Wonders: No. 1 female players never to win a Grand Slam

Reaching world number one is a deserved justification if your name is Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, or Maria Sharapova ... Sporting News lists the five 'Slamless Wonders' in women's tennis. Read More

On This Day in 2016 – Maria Sharapova shocks tennis world with failed drugs test

Maria Sharapova revealed she had failed a ... not to have realised the medicine had been added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list at the beginning of 2016. Maria Sharapova hits ... Read More

Rybakina ends Swiatek’s Stuttgart reign and will face Kostyuk in final

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Elena Rybakina has defeated top-ranked Iga Świątek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final and end her opponent’s hopes of a third consecutive title. Read More

TopSpin 2K25 review: a strong return for the series but it's not quite the Ace it should've been

The TopSpin series is back with a return to form that has some surprises in store for veterans, with revamped mechanics that makes even more satisfying gameplay than TopSpin 4. Read More