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Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , , ; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and former world no. 1. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 26 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open.

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2nd-seeded Maria Sharapova wins another easy match at French Open, 6-1, 6-1

Maria Sharapova won another easy match at the French Open on Friday, beating Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1.

The second-seeded Sharapova won her opening match 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday.The Russian has won three major titles in her career, but she still needs to win at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam.Last year, she lost in the semifinals at the French Open.Sharapova and Morita were supposed to play Thursday night, but their match was postponed because of the marathon contest between American John Isner and Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.Isner lost in the fifth set, 18-16....

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    When Maria Sharapova finally got out on court Friday for the second round of the French Open, there was no stopping her.The three-time Grand Slam champion, who was f...

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