Archive: sharapova-tennis
It was an atmosphere of anticipation and relief for five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova at the Tianjin Open, where the Russian wildcard marked a major milestone in her comeback with her first title since May of 2015.
Maria Sharapova, the 2011 Western & Southern Open champion, has withdrawn from the 2017 tournament due to an ongoing left arm injury.
Click here to see the latest photos of Maria Sharapova at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis.
Click here to see the latest photos of Maria Sharapova at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Maria could not have given me a better birthday present! Yup when I heard this was the return date. I knew it was going to be a great date to come back!
"Ahhh finally, the book cover!! At the end of 2015, I decided to write a memoir. This September, those pages will finally be published.(Crazy!!) It's not easy to be the judge of your own work, but I can proudly say I have poured everything into it..."
10sBalls is going on record to say a heartfelt WELCOME BACK MARIA. Yup. We did a survey. It was unanimous. We all have felt it was time to "move forward."
“I have learned from this and I hope the ITF has as well.” That statement from Maria Sharapova should draw a line under the two year ban for use of Meldonium after the January 1st 2016 deadline handed to her by the International Tennis Federation in conjunction with WADA and eventually reduced to 15 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
My colleague Chris Bowers, a British politician as well as a TRN broadcaster and author, has been writing a blog about L’Affaire Sharapova, as the French would call it, and thinks Maria would be well advised to play a gentler game in her reaction to the decision of CAS to reduce her doping sentence to 15 months from two years.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Tuesday morning that Maria Sharapova's suspension has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.
“It is important at all times for players to be aware of the rules and to follow them. In this case, Maria has taken responsibility for her mistake from the outset. The WTA supports the process that the ITF and Maria have followed...
