French Open 2012: Stunning Sharapova seals her Slam in Paris
On one side of the sun-drenched Philippe Chatrier court stood a three-time Grand Slam champion, a former and future No1, 6ft 2ins of picture-perfect elegance…
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French Open 2012: Errani and Sharapova contest places in history
Perhaps only the most prescient of tennis experts would have predicted the last four women standing in 2012’s French Open, but two of them in…
French Open 2012: Sharapova and Williams will vie for Azarenka test
The rankings say it like it is. The more you win, the higher you go. Whether the points come from a few big tournaments or…
French Open 2012: The winning ways of Petra Kvitova
Much of the attention and much of the expectation, going into the second Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros, has been on three…
Picture special: Sharapova, Williams, Vinca & Errani in Rome
It’s not a bad way to prepare for the French Open next week, especially for a woman who has won all three of the other…
Maria Sharapova takes Rome title with dramatic victory over Li Na
There have been plenty of surprises, and not a few disappointments, for the followers of the women’s draw in Rome this week. As if losing…
Madrid Open: Can Sharapova upset the Azarenka/Kvitova party?
Last year in Madrid, two women who would become the players of the year went head to head in the final. The winner was Petra…
Miami Masters 2012: Classy Radwanska tames Sharapova
The women’s draw in Miami was worthy of a Grand Slam. So much so, it was the first time that every active Grand Slam winner…
Miami Masters 2012: Bartoli and Radwanska beat queens of tennis
The women’s quarter-finals at the Sony Ericsson Open read like a roll call of this Premier event’s previous champions. Three names had, between them, won…
Indian Wells 2012: Ivanovic and Sharapova join semi-final belles
With two of the women’s semi-final places at the BNP Paribas Open already filled by storming performances from No1 Victoria Azaranka—extending her 2012 unbeaten record…
Indian Wells 2012: Sharapova, Azarenka in survival of the fittest
When the draws for this year’s BNP Paribas Open were made almost a week ago, they boasted not only 11 former Indian Wells champions and…
High-decibel Azarenka and Sharapova: Noisy or necessary?
It’s a controversy that first made headlines 20 years ago on the lawns of Wimbledon. The 18-year-old Monica Seles came to London in 1992 as…
Australian Open 2012: Azarenka was just better, admits Sharapova
Maria Sharapova hailed Victoria Azarenka’s performance after the Belarusian claimed her first Grand Slam title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory in the Australian Open…
Petra Kvitova’s brilliant year: 2011 women’s tennis review
When it came to the women’s tour in 2011, variety was definitely the spice of life. The Grand Slams were won by four different women””three…
WTA 2011 review: Petra Kvitova tops player awards
The women of the WTA tour have travelled the world, played 55 tournaments, and fought it out for a place in the year-ending Championships in…
US Open 2011: Watson loses to Sharapova but wins new fans
Laura Robson faced her at Wimbledon, but in New York it was Heather Watson’s turn to take on one of the biggest forehands of one…
Wimbledon 2011: Sharapova and Kvitova power to final
It only needed a glance at the protogonists of the last two Grand Slams to show that age and experience were the order of the…
Wimbledon 2011: Robson impresses against Sharapova
A 14-year-old Laura Robson burst into British hearts three years ago when she won the Wimbledon junior title. Now she has made her first mark…
Wimbledon 2011: Sharapova overcomes brave Robson
British teenager Laura Robson made fifth seed Maria Sharapova work hard for her place in the third round at Wimbledon. Robson, ranked 248 places behind…
Wimbledon 2011: Laura Robson faces Maria Sharapova
Britain’s Laura Robson struggled to contain her excitement after setting up a second-round clash with Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon following her first victory at a…
Picture special: WTA pre-Wimbledon party in London
[HTML1] The stars of women’s tennis were out to celebrate the start of Wimbledon at the glitzy WTA pre-tournament party in London on Thursday night.…