— -- MELBOURNE, Australia-- After playing Maria Sharapova for the first time in her career Sunday at the Australian Open, 18-year-old Belinda Bencic was asked what stood out about the legendary ...

Even though her serve failed her repeatedly, Maria Sharapova is a French Open champion once again. Sharapova won her second title at Roland Garros in the last three years, overcoming 12 double-faults ...

* Sharapova to meet Williams in quarter-finals * Russian blasts 21 aces to put down Bencic (Adds details, quotes) By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Another day of reckoning looms for Maria ...

Safarova brought Sharapova's title defence to an abrupt end with some stunning forehand shots and resilient service games at Roland Garros. A third break of the Sharapova serve in the match sealed ...

She was focused and the last match against Maria (in Australia) was close, so we knew she could win." Lisicki has always been recognized as a dangerous talent, if prone in her first few years on the ...

PARIS -- When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen. The top-seeded Russian struggled with her serve in the wind at the French Open, hitting 17 double-faults ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A routine second-round Wimbledon victory would not normally live long in the memory of Maria Sharapova but she might preserve a small space for a bizarre cameo in Wednesday's match ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Another day of reckoning looms for Maria Sharapova when she takes on long-time nemesis Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals but the Russian can at least head ...