— -- MELBOURNE -- Maria Sharapova has carved out a nice career for herself winning the first-week matches she's supposed to. On Friday in Melbourne, she did it again, handling Ohio native Lauren ...

MELBOURNE -- There was much pre-Australian Open focus on Serena Williams' four-month layoff from tournaments and what her return would be like. Maria Sharapova had missed a fair amount of tournaments ...

Maria Sharapova announced Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January. She said she received a letter from the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday but has not yet ...

Maria Sharapova savours playing her countrywomen, as she showed at the Australian Open on Thursday. O Omnisports Pulse Follow Maria Sharapova against Russia. The back story is ridiculous - the stories ...

Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova put the brakes on Eugenie Bouchard's quest for a first major title, beating the young Canadian 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals ...

After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday's Australian Open title decider, has been there five times before, and won ...