Maria Sharapova News

It's fun being a Lion, isn't it? So far, so good for rookie Matthew Stafford. He'll be featured later this month in ESPN the Magazine's "Revenge of the Jocks" issue getting a fashion makeover from tennis star Maria Sharapova, the guest editor.

Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved four match points in ousting fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 to reach the Swedish Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The 2009 Rogers Cup unveiled a stellar list of top players expected to compete at next month's tournament in Toronto, Canada.

Former champion Serena Williams was an easy winner on Wednesday, while another former champ, Maria Sharapova, suffered a second-round upset for the second straight year at Wimbledon.

Hackers are praying on surfers searching the web for news about how top tennis players are performing at Wimbeldon, in a bid to spread malware to steal sensitive personel data, says McAfee .

It's an all-Williams final. Again. Deal with it. There is no one better. Each of the Williams sisters, each in her different way, played an extraordinary match in the semi-finals on Centre Court yesterday, and each showed that when it comes to the sharp end of a grand-slam tournament, the name Williams gives you an insuperable advantage.

Share + Jul 3, 2009 3:02 am US/Eastern Today is Friday, July 3, the 184th day of 2009.

Andre Agassi wanted to smack some tennis balls around this summer, so he decided to take Billie Jean King up on her offer.

Argentinean Gisela Dulko, the highest-ranked player at the Federation Cup quarterfinals, who played in Surprise in February, pulled off the biggest upset at this year's Wimbledon event Wednesday, knocking out 2004 champion Maria Sharapova.

Women's tennis will be much the poorer if Maria Sharapova, still struggling after her shoulder operation, never returns to her brilliant best Maria Sharapova in first-round action at Wimbledon 2009.

PACKING A PUNCH: Sorana Cirstea, a quarterfinalist at Roland Garros, was far too consistent and powerful from the back of the court for Sania Mirza to have things her way.

Battle of the babes ... Gisela Dulko, ranked at 45, and unseeded Maria Sharapova, ranked 60, took centre court / AP Glam unknowns taking centre court "Good looks are a factor" "Brits or babes pull the viewers" GOOD looks count for more than tennis ability when it comes to choosing which women play on Wimbledon's centre court.

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HER 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too.

A huge advertisement featuring boxing's No. 1 fighter Manny Pacquiao and basketball's premier player Kobe Bryant is in the cusp of completion as the two sporting heroes pose alongside each other on July 8 for sports apparel leader Nike.

Friday, 26 June 2009, 7:30am Source: TV3 Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon.

The good and the good looking ... Serena Williams is the no.2 seed but has been playing on outside courts while unseeded Russian Maria Kirilenko has played on Centre Court.

"If we are ugly then nobody will be interested. They wouldn't listen to the result, they would just say: 'Uggh, she is so horrible.'" That is the view of Yelena Isinbayeva, a Russian sporting legend and self-styled sex symbol.

SCREAMING tennis players are a distraction for opponents and the current crop of female stars have taken the problem to new levels, US legend Chris Evert said here on Monday.

PAT CASH has claimed, more than once, that their sexiness is all they have to offer the world of tennis.