Sharapova no trouble

Maria Sharapova open her Wimbledon  by beating Anastasia Pivovarova 6-1 6-0.  The 2004 champ needed 54 minutes to advance.  Sharapova had a 51% 1st serves in but won 94% of them.  Sharapova will play the winner of Ioana Raluca Olaru or Alize Cornet.

WTA pre Wimbledon party pics and Maria Sharapova’s new gig

Here is pics from the WTA Pre Wimbledon Party

Maria is the new face of Evian Live Young Sport announced via her site

Maria Sharapova answers some fan ?s

Maria posted on her facebook page she would answer some fan question well here is the results

Sharapova into round 3

Maria Sharapova beat  KirstenFlipkens 6-3 6-3 to advance to the 3rd round of the French Open.

The match started well for the Russian winning the first 2 games.  Flipkens came back to even the match at 2 all.  Sharapova went on to take 4 of the next 5 games to take the set 6-3.

The second round started with the first 4 games on serve.  The play was suspended due to darkness and resumed the next day.  When play resumed Sharapova was broken, but won the next 4 games to take the match.

Sharapova reached the 3rd round for the seventh strait time.

Maria will next play 4 time French Open champion Justine Henin.  Henin beat Klara Zakopalova 6-3 6-3 to reach the third round.

Sharapova shines in round 1

Maria Sharapova beat Ksenia Pervak 6-3 6-2 to advance to the second round of the French Open. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Sharapova was broken to start the match. Pervak held serve to take a 2-0 on the 12 seed. The 3 time grand slam winner then went on to win 6 of the next 7 games, including the last 5 games to take the set 6-3.

Sharapova continued her control winning the first 3 games on the 2nd set. Pervak got a break but was broken right back. The next three points were on serve giving Sharapova the set and match.

Sharapova will next play Kirsten Flipkens in the second round. Flipkens made round 2 by beating Ayumi Morita 6-1 6-4.

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Maria looks great as always H/T Maria Sharapova Pic Blog

Maria Sharapova Collection 2 Cole Haan

I saw the photo of the Cole Haan Collection on TennisGrandStand then I seen some more via Maria Sharapova Blog and all I can say is OMFG

Maria Sharapova Memphis Champ 2010

Maria Sharapova won her first tournament of the year in Memphis.  The win is Maria’s 21st career title.

Sharapova started off the event by beating Shenay Perry 6-2 6-0.

Maria got to the quarters by beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1 6-1.

Sharapova advanced to the semis by beating Elena Baltacha 6-2 7-5.

Maria beat Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-3 to advance to the finals.

Maria beat Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 6-1 to win the championship.

Sharapova moves to 13th in the rankings with the win.

photos from Maria Sharapova Pic Blog

Maria Sharapova Australian Open preview and some practice photos

Maria Sharapova is seeded 14th in the Australian Open.  Maria won the title in 2008 but missed 2009 because a shoulder injury.

Maria Sharapova will open vs friend and country women Maria Kirilenko.  Sharapova leads the series 2-1 including the last meeting in Miami 2006.

The second round brings Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland or a qualifier.  Sharapova played Bacsinszky once in Zurich 2006.  Maria won the match 6-4 6-3.

The third round Sharapova could face 23rd seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.  Sharapova leads the series 2-1 over Cibulkova.  Cibulkova won the last meeting knocking Maria out of the 2009 French 6-0 6-2.

The fourth round if the seed holds could bring 2nd seed and country women Dinara Safina.  The two last played in 2008 French Open with Safina winning their 6-7 7-6 6-2.  The series is 3-3.

The fifth round could have 8th seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  The two last played in Tokyo in 2009 Sharapova won.  The series is 5-1 Sharapova.

The semis could have players like 3rd seed Svetlana Kuznestsova, 5th seed Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin, or 15th seed Kim Clijsters.

The top half of the draw which Maria could met has top seed and defending champion Serena Williams, 6th seed Venus Williams, 4th seed Caroline Wozniacki, or 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

here are some photos of Maria practicing on the 13th

Sharapova wins in Thailand

Maria beat Venus 6-3 6-4 in their exhibition match in Thailand on Saturday.

The match was the first warm up for the Australian Open which starts January 18.  The difference in the match was Maria converted 75% of break chances she got compare to Venus’s 13%.

Quote via  Maria’s Official Site

After the match, Maria said: ”It’s good to be back and I was glad to play against Venus in my first match of the year.  I still remember when I first came to Thailand before. I was still young and had a great match with Venus.  I will start practice now and use this beautiful hot weather to prepare for the Australian Open. I grew up in Florida. It’s warm and humid there so here it’s okay for me. They make you feel like you are a part of them and a part of the culture. I love the food like khao (rice) and different spices.”

Maria then played doubles with Paradorn Srichaphan but lost to Venus Williams and her partner Danai Udomchoke 6-8.

here are some highlights of the singles match with thanks to Maria Sharapova’s blog and @TennisGrandSlams