Today, a precise Sharapova won eight straight games in powering past American qualifier Jamie Hampton, 6-0, 6-1, in 64 minutes. A stingy Sharapova stomped Gisela Dulko by the same score in the first round.

STUTTGART, Germany – Looking relieved, Maria Sharapova went through her familiar routine of waving to the crowd and blowing kisses after winning her first match on her return from a 15-month doping ban on Wednesday. The five-time Grand Slam champion and ...

Maria Sharapova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-3 on her sixth match point in a third-round pairing of former No. 1-ranked players at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. Sharapova hit 23 winners, one more than Azarenka, and had 10 fewer unforced errors than ...

Maria Sharapova was famously cool and collected on the tennis court—but when it comes to spicy food, it’s a different game. The former world No. 1 was hilariously reduced to tears while taking on the infamous hot wing gauntlet as a guest on Hot Ones ...

Sharapova walked away from her sport rather quietly Wednesday, ending a career that featured five major championships, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, a 15-month doping ban and plenty of problems with her right shoulder. Williams pulled out of the ...

Second seed Maria Sharapova survived two match points to down fellow Russian Alexandra Panova 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday. Russian qualifier Panova had two chances to serve out what would have been the win of her career by ...

What kind of year was it? The kind in which Nick Kyrgios received a lengthy suspension for tanking a match and didn't make our top 10 off-court stories of 2016. The other big controversy of the season began with a media investigation that suggested the ...