Petra Kvitova has overpowered Maria Sharapova to become the Wimbledon women’s champion, becoming the first left-hander to win at the All England club since the last of the great Martina Navratilova’s nine titles 21 years ago. Sharapova is the first Czech to win at Wimbledon since Jana Novotna in 1998. Navratilova watched on as eighth-seeded [...]
Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2011 because of a foot injury she suffered during a second-round loss on Tuesday at the tuneup in the Netherlands. Kim Clijsters had been installed as the No. 2 seed for the third Grand Slam of the year, which starts next Monday from the All England Club. “I’m very, [...]
Maria Sharapova’s upturn in fortunes continued with a 6-4 6-1 defeat of Sam Stosur in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open. The Russian has been beset by injuries in recent years, but said last week that she was finally injury free and looking to get her career back on track. She impressed in [...]
Maria Sharapova put herself in a position to win a third Edgbaston title after defeating American qualifier Alison Riske 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the WTA grass-court event on Saturday. But victory was far from straightforward for the former Wimbledon champion. Nineteen-year-old Riske qualified for the tournament having never previously won a main-draw [...]
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