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Maria Sharapova Loses to Andrea Petkovic in Fourth Round
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Former champion Maria Sharapova has lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to Andrea Petkovic. The 30th-seeded Petkovic of Germany was rarely challenged in beating the 2008 Australian Open champion 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday. Petkovic benefited from an easy third round - she only needed to play seven points before seven-time major winner Venus Williams retired on Thursday night with an injured hip muscle. She will now take on China's Li Na in the quarterfinals. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be ...
Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova Win Aussie Openers
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Caroline Wozniacki, above, started her first major as the No. 1-ranked woman with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentina's Gisela Dulko on Monday in the Australian Open. It was the 20-year-old Wozniacki's first victory of the year, following a straight-sets loss to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova last week in the Sydney International and exhibition losses to No. 2 Vera Zvonareva and Kim Clijsters in Singapore and Hong Kong. Wozniacki didn't face a break point in the first set and converted her only chance. Dulko, the top-ranked doubles player, tested Wozniacki in the ...
Maria Sharapova Reportedly Inks Deal With HEAD Rackets
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsMaria Sharapova has agreed to a five-year contract with HEAD rackets and will officially start endorsing the product this week in Auckland, according to Matthew Cronin of tennisreporters.net. Sharapova, who spent her professional career using Prince rackets up until last year, played using a blacked-out frame at times in 2010. Sharapova's new deal with HEAD is reportedly worth around $2 million a year, similar to what she was earning with Prince. She will be offered her own line of rackets by HEAD, including junior rackets. The 23-year-old Russian is changing her schedule up this season ...
Reporter Becomes Engaged in Lakers' Locker Room
By Elie Seckbach - AOL NewsElie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Los Angeles Lakers stars Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom and Sasha Vujacic congratulate a reporter who gets engaged inside the team's locker room. Check out the video below. ...
Maria Sharapova Engaged to Sasha Vujacic
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsMaria Sharapova is engaged to Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic, according to a TMZ report. TMZ.com reported that Vujacic proposed to Sharapova on Tuesday at his Manhattan Beach, Calif., home. Sharapova reportedly said "yes" and is also supposedly sporting a very large engagement ring. The couple first began dating about a year ago. Vujacic has been sidelined of late, recovering from a concussion he suffered during a preseason game. Update: Sasha Vujacic confirmed to Lakers reporter Mike Trudell that he is engaged to Maria Sharapova. ...
Sasha Vujacic, Maria Sharapova Reportedly Engaged
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsTMZ is reporting that Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic and women's tennis star Maria Sharapova are engaged. TMZ.com reported that Vujacic proposed to Sharapova on Tuesday at his Manhattan Beach, Calif., home. Sharapova reportedly said "yes" and is also supposed to be sporting a very large engagement ring. The couple first began dating about a year ago. Vujacic has been sidelined of late, recovering from a concussion he suffered during a preseason game. ...
At 40, Krumm Approaches Date With Tennis History
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsLet's call it the Al Bundy Complex. That has to be what makes so many of us feel good about watching these old-timers do well in sports. How many of us finished our sports heyday in high school? I know I can still do it. I sit around day after day on my recliner thinking about it, knowing it. Right? So on Monday, tennis player Kimiko Date Krumm beat Maria Sharapova in Tokyo. On Tuesday, she turned 40, and beat another top player, 29th ranked Daniela Hantuchova. "I don't have a secret,'' Date Krumm said. See? No secret. She quit in her mid-20s, stayed away until her late 30s and wasn't ...
Kimiko Date Krumm Stuns Maria Sharapova in Tokyo
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsWild-card entrant and local favorite Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan shocked defending champion Maria Sharapova, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Monday. The 67th-ranked Date Krumm, who turns 40 years old on Tuesday, stunned the 12th-seeded Russian who is coming off a successful hard-court season. Date Krumm rallied back on Monday to defeat Sharapova in three sets. "To play against a former World No. 1 and defending champion, I knew I had to play to the best of my ability," Date Krumm said after the match. Sharapova was once again plagued by double faults ...
Good Looks Plus Success: Caroline Wozniacki on Her Way
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Caroline Wozniacki's dress was too short, and she beat Maria Sharapova at the U.S. Open Monday. Are both of those things necessary in the making of a women's tennis star? "I definitely am sure,'' Wozniacki said, "I'll get a lot of male fans now.'' She laughed. And she's right. Wozniacki had just beaten Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 at Ashe Stadium, and now has the clearest possible path to the final. This also was a defining moment for Wozniacki, who just took the first step to becoming a star that non-tennis fans will know. As of now, they had no idea that she is the No. 1 seed here, ...
Caroline Wozniacki Streaks Past Maria Sharapova at US Open
By Hal Spivack - AOL NewsTop-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark defeated 14th-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, on Monday to advance into the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The streaking Wozniacki closed the match out with a laser-like backhand winner to claim the contest on her second match point. Wozniacki, who finished runner-up at last year's U.S. Open, earned her first career victory over Sharapova after losing in their two previous matchups. "I knew it wasn't going to be easy," said Wozniacki, who finished runner-up at last year's U.S. Open. "I got a lot of experience from last ...
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