Attention, tennis fans! Tomorrow night Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams compete to win the year’s first Grand Slam victory, the Australian Open, in what looks to be one killer match. One half of the draw worked out, Sharapova is the number one seed and expected to win her bracket. Sharapova demolished Clijsters (6-4, 6-2) to [...]
Sharapova vs. Clijsters, Williams vs. Vaidisova in Australian Open Semifinals
January 23, 2007 By 1 Comment
Maria Sharapova, seeded first in the women’s draw for the 2007 Australian Open, moved into the semifinals for the third straight year with a decisive triumph over comrade and twelfth seed Anna Chakvetadze (7-6 (5), 7-5). Sharapova will play the winner of the Clijsters vs. Hingis match to see who will play the final in [...]
Sharapova on Fire in Oz
January 18, 2007 By 2 Comments
Though Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis race to see who can finish the match first, neither is as fast as Maria Sharapova. Her first round match dragged on for three grueling hours in extreme heat, but yesterday Sharapova spent only 58 minutes to wallop fellow Russian Anastassia Rodionova 6-0, 6-3. “My brain cells were restored [...]
Aussie Open: Women’s Update
January 16, 2007 By 1 Comment
Top seed Maria Sharapova fought hard to reach round two of the Australian Open. Camille Pin of France proved herself a worthy opponent in the blistering heat. The score was 6-3, 4-6, 9-7. The match ran for 171 minutes, 83 of which were the third set! Sharapova commented, “It’s inhumanely possible to play three hours [...]
Sharapova Smile Ranked World Number One
December 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) recently voted tennis star Maria Sharapova tops in their Best Celebrity Smile Survey. 42 percent of those that responded chose Sharapova for best female athlete smile. American golfer Tiger Woods was voted best male athlete smile. The AACD is the world’s largest not-for-profit cosmetic dental professional association. Sharapova [...]
Could This Be the Next Maria Sharapova?
December 13, 2006 By 2 Comments
Grand Slam Gift 01
December 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The Prince O3 White racquet is the gift that I gave myself this year and what an improvement in my game! If someone you love loves to play tennis, this gift could cause shrieking to ensue. Maybe not exactly Sharapova-style sounds, but shrieks nonetheless (yes, this is the same racquet that Maria Sharapova used to [...]