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Maria Sharapova celebrates with the trophy after winning the WTA Rome Tennis Masters on May 20, 2012 (AFP Photo/Andreas Solaro) 21.05.2012 11:17 1 comment

Sharapova lifts trophy in Italy

Maria Sharapova is known to show a bit of grunt on the tennis court, but her victory over Li Na to retain her Italian Open title must go down as one of her greatest comebacks.

 
The top fashion freaks of tennis, sisters Venus (L) and Serena Williams. (Reuters/Kim White) 16.05.2012 12:56 2 comments

Wimbledon dress code relaxed for Olympics

The London 2012 Games will present the tennis stars with a unique opportunity to flash colorful outfits at the staid Wimbledon courts.

Serena Williams (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images / AFP) 12.05.2012 14:25 1 comment

­Serena Williams tries on rap star shoes

Looks like American tennis player Serena Williams is just as good at music as she is at tennis. The former first racket of the world has surprised the world again - recording a rap song.

 
Novak Djokovic playing at the blue clay in Madrid (AFP Photo / Javier Soriano) 09.05.2012 13:52 2 comments

Djokovic lashes out at blue clay, seeks Chuck Norris’s advice

The world’s best tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has described the brand new – blue – clay court at the Madrid Masters as "impossible".

Tennis player Maria Sharapova  (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) 07.05.2012 20:59

Sharapova to focus on singles in Olympics

Maria Sharapova says she will focus on her bid to win gold in the singles at the London Olympics. The world number two has been discussing her plans for the tournament while also criticizing recent ITF initiatives.

 
Maria Sharapova (AFP Photo / Thomas Kienzle) 30.04.2012 00:09 2 comments

Sharapova cracks Azarenka puzzle

Maria Sharapova has ended her upsetting losing streak in the finals against world number one Victoria Azarenka. The second-ranked Russian cruised past the Belarusian 6-1, 6-4 to win the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of the year.

RIA Novosti/Aleksey Kudenko 22.04.2012 21:02

Serbia hold off Russia in Fed Cup semis

Russia have been knocked out in the semi-finals of the Fed Cup. Serbia secured a 3-2 win in Moscow to reach the final for the first time in their history.

 
Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova (RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko) 21.04.2012 22:07

Russia and Serbia level in Fed Cup

It's all square in the Fed Cup semi-final in Moscow as four-time winners Russia have pulled the tie against Serbia back to 1-1.

Russia's Fed Cup team: (L-R) Elena Vesnina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, captain Shamil Tarpishchev, Maria Kirilenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko) 19.04.2012 13:32

Serbia aim to surprise Russia in Fed Cup semis

The underdogs from Serbia have nothing to lose going into the Fed Cup semi-finals against Russia, which makes them a really dangerous for the four time champions.

 
Maria Sharapova's new hairstyle (Image from Sharapova's page on Facebook) 17.04.2012 17:06 9 comments

No more blond locks for Sharapova

Russia’s highest-ranked tennis player, Maria Sharapova has cut it short. The blonde beauty unveiled a new stylish haircut on her Facebook page and immediately collected tens of thousands of “likes” from her fans.

Russia to take on Serbia Fed Cup team – on ice 16.04.2012 04:19 1 comment

Russia to take on Serbia Fed Cup team – on ice

Bizarrely, for the first time in history, a Fed Cup tie is to be played on ice. But don't expect to see Team Russia preparing their skates for next weekend's match with Serbia.

 
Russia's Mikhail Youzhny (AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova) 11.04.2012 18:43

Brazil drawn against Russia in Davis Cup playoffs

The Brazilian tennis team will challenge Russia for a place in the World Group of the Davis Cup in 2013.

Interior view of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium taken in Madrid on April 22, 2011 (AFP Photo/Dominique Faget) 10.04.2012 20:05

Djokovic and Nadal to set world record at Real Madrid’s stadium

Two of the world’s best tennis players Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are to play an exhibition game at Santiago Bernabeu arena in the Spanish capital.

 
Novak Djokovic (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images / AFP) 02.04.2012 01:55 8 comments

Djokovic proves best in Miami

Tennis king Novak Djokovic has won the Sony Ericsson Open. He held every service game to beat Brit Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6, repeating his 2007 and 2011 successes in Miami.

Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her loss to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's final of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, March 31, 2012 (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) 31.03.2012 23:25 3 comments

Sharapova falls short of Miami title again

Maria Sharapova has failed to dispel the Key Biscayne curse, going down in her fourth Miami final, this time at the hands of Agnieszka Radwanska.

 
Maria Sharapova (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images / AFP) 30.03.2012 12:30 2 comments

Sharapova through to Miami Open final

Russia's Maria Sharapova has booked her place in the final of this year's Miami Open. She did it the hard way, coming from a set down to beat former world number one Caroline Wozniacki.

Victoria Azarenka (Reuters / Danny Moloshok) 19.03.2012 01:22 2 comments

Azarenka still too much for Sharapova

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has failed to keep her promise and defeat World No.1 Victoria Azarenka, letting the in-form Belarusian lift the WTA title at Indian Wells.

 
Maria Sharapova (Reuters / Mike Blake) 17.03.2012 17:29

Sharapova hungry for revenge ahead of Azarenka final

Russian tennis queen, Maria Sharapova, says she wants to take revenge against World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka for the defeat in the Australian Open final, as the two made it into the decider at Indian Wells on Sunday.

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after winning his men's singles final match against Andy Murray of Britain during the Dubai Tennis Championships March 3, 2012 (Reuters / Ahmed Jadallah) 03.03.2012 23:46 1 comment

Federer takes 72nd career title

Roger Federer has won the Dubai Championships for a record fifth time, beating Andy Murray in Saturday's final.

 
Serbian World No.1, Novak Djokovic eyes the ball (AFP Photo / Karim Sahib) 03.03.2012 01:11 2 comments

Djokovic suffers first loss of the season

It happens even to the best of us. The world’s top tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has gone down in straight sets to Great Britain’s Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships.