A short haircut by Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova provoked a backlash among fans after she posted pictures of the new style on her official Facebook page.

The three-time Grand Slam winner has re

The top two women in the world reached the Indian Wells final on Friday as Victoria Azarenka eased through in straight sets while Maria Sharapova advanced when her opponent retired with an injury.

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Three time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova rallied to defeat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals on Thursday.

Sharapova needed three hours and five

Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4, 6-4 to German ninth seed Angelique Kerber.

Sharapova had breezed past Kerber in straight

Maria Sharapova struck a philosophical tone after her dreams of securing a 25th WTA title at her first Paris Open were shattered by German ninth seed Angelique Kerber on Friday.

Sharapova, who lost t

Belarus's Victoria Azarenka swept imperiously to her first grand slam title and the world number one ranking Saturday when she demolished Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final.

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Former champion Maria Sharapova beat second seed Petra Kvitova in three sets to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday.

The Russian overcame some poor serving to outlast Kvitova 6-2, 3-6,

Russia's Maria Sharapova moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open when she defeated fellow countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets on Wednesday.

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Burgeoning superstar Petra Kvitova and glamorous Russian Maria Sharapova set up a hotly anticipated rematch of last year's Wimbledon decider in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.

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Russia's Maria Sharapova battled back from a set down to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki Monday and reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, her best performance since lifting the title in 2008.

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