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Grunter Sabalenka feels Aussie wrath

Melbourne - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka are well known for it and now tennis has a new shrieker and grunter, who was so loud at the Australian Open the crowd started imitating her. Rising Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka's screeching got so grating in her Australian Open clash with local hope Ashleigh Barty late Tuesday that the irritated centre court crowd beganRead more

French Open champ Ostapenko suffers defeat in Shenzhen

Shenzhen - Al Maghrib Today

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova came back from a set down to defeat American Alison Riske at the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday and book a spot in the quarter-finals. Riske, who had been hoping for her first win against the former world number one, proved to be a tough opponent early in the match before the Russian finally overcameRead more

Halep, Sharapova off to flying 2018 starts

Shenzhen - Al Maghrib Today

World number one Simona Halep began the year in emphatic style with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Nicole Gibbs asMaria Sharapova also romped through her first-round match at the Shenzhen Open on Monday. Romania's Halep, who will be seeking her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in two weeks' time, struck 12 winners to blitz the 110th-ranked American in one hourRead more

Sharapova named in India luxury housing fraud probe

London - Al Maghrib Today

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is under investigation in India for cheating and criminal conspiracy after the collapse of a luxury housing project that she endorsed, police and a lawyer said Tuesday. The firm behind the development is alleged to have taken millions of dollars from homebuyers before the project folded. "We have registered a case of cheating onRead more

Halep dumps despairing Sharapova out of Beijing

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova opened up on the despair she feels in defeat after she was ruthlessly knocked out of the China Open in the third round by Romania's Simona Halep on Wednesday. The world number two was an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 winner to leave five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova still searching for her first title since returning from a doping banRead more

Sharapova labours into WTA Beijing round three

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova again had to dig deep as she defeated fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in three sets in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. The former number one, on the comeback trail after a 15-month drug ban, was never really comfortable on her serve on the outside hard court in Beijing, where she had the crowd behindRead more

Sharapova digs deep in China Open epic

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova got her revenge over Latvian 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova with a gutsy 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 7-6 (9/7) victory in the China Open first round on Saturday. It was the five-time Grand Slam winner's first appearance since she was beaten by Sevastova at the US Open in early September and gets her stop-start return from a doping ban backRead more

Tennis: Sharapova reflects on Serena rivalry in new autobiography

New York - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova muses on her long, lopsided rivalry with Serena Williams in a new autobiography released on Tuesday and how she believes a locker room moment fueled the American's drive to dominate her. The Russian-born Sharapova was 17 when she defeated Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final. Rather than proving the start of a long, close-run rivalry, it was oneRead more

Sharapova comeback, teen's dream run ended at US Open

New York - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova's Grand Slam return after a 15-month doping ban ended on Sunday with a fourth-round defeat at the US Open but the former world number one considered it a major step in her comeback. Latvian 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova rallied to eliminate the five-time Grand Slam champion 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, booking a quarter-final against AmericanRead more

Sharapova return picks up steam with US Open last-32 spot

New York - Al Maghrib Today

Maria Sharapova's Grand Slam return from her doping ban continued Wednesday when the former world number one reached the US Open last 32 with a 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1 win over Timea Babos of Hungary. The 2006 champion fired 12 aces with 39 winners and 36 unforced errors. The Russian star, who knocked out second seed Simona Halep in theRead more