Tag: Maria Sharapova
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Tennis: I’m saying goodbye – Sharapova
Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis at 32. The five-time Grand Slam champion has been struggling with a shoulder problem and is currently 373th in the rankings. Sharapova has only won three matches, since she reached the fourth round of last year’s Australian Open and was eliminated in the first round this year.…
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Maria Sharapova suffers injury blow ahead of Australian Open
Former world number one Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow after a thigh injury forced her to retire from the Shenzhen Open quarter-final clash against Aryna Sabalenka on Friday. Sharapova struggled to move on court and conceded the opening set 6-1, with Coach Thomas Hogstedt urging the Russian to take her game to…
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Maria Sharapova suffers fourth straight loss, drops out of world’s top 50
Maria Sharapova will drop out of the world’s top 50 after losing four matches in a row for only the second time in her career. The five-time Grand Slam champion, 31, was beaten 3-6 7-6 (7-6) 6-4 by French world number seven Caroline Garcia at the Stuttgart Open in Germany. The Russian spoke this week…
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Former world-number one, Maria Sharapova splits with coach
Former world number one Maria Sharapova said on Friday she had split with her coach Sven Groeneveld, two days after losing a third consecutive match for the first time since 2003. The news comes after Sharapova, who said the decision to end their four-year partnership was “mutually agreed”, was beaten by 44th-ranked Naomi Osaka in…
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Maria Sharapova knocked out of Qatar opener by Romanian Niculescu
Maria Sharapova looked out of sorts after surrendering an early advantage as she was stunned 4-6 6-4 6-3 by Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu in the Qatar Open first round on Monday. Wild card Sharapova, playing in Doha for the first time since 2013, looked on course for victory after taking the first set. But she…