Maria Sharapova wins French Open
Maria Sharapova has said that she had dreamt of competing in the Olympic Games since she was a child and is looking forward to making her debut at London 2012.
Russian star hopes to regroup after stunning 6-4, 6-3 loss in fourth round to Lisicki
Top seed Maria Sharapova survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon third round where she was joined by her biggest rival for the women's title Serena Williams on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova mocked Frenchman Gilles Simon on Thursday for saying women do not deserve the same prize money as men, pointing out dryly that "there are a few more people that watch my matches than his".
Novak Djokovic swept aside third seed Roger Federer 6-4 7-5 6-3 with a ruthless display of consistent hitting to reach his first French Open final on Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday congratulated Maria Sharapova on winning the French Open tournament.
It will be power and star-appeal against guile and honest endeavor on Saturday when Maria Sharapova takes on Sara Errani for the French Open title in Paris.
Maria Sharapova reached her third French Open semifinal on Wednesday, defeating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-3 to take another step closer to a career Grand Slam.
Maria Sharapova admitted on Saturday that a selfish streak can power her to a first French Open title even if it means spectators may question if they are getting value for money.
Rafa Nadal's campaign for a record seventh French Open title began with a straight-sets victory over outclassed Italian Simone Bolelli on Tuesday, while Maria Sharapova opened with a whitewash of Romanian Alexandra Cadantu.
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