Sharapova in a sentence

French Open: Serena Williams withdraws, scratches Maria Sharapova matchupJune 4 (UPI) -- Serena Williams will not play her fourth-round French Open match against Maria Sharapova after withdrawing from the tournament Monday due to a pectoral injury.

Bouchard isn't the only ex-tennis pro to make the switch, with Maria Sharapova also announcing she will play in an upcoming tournament.

Sharapova had struggled with chronic shoulder problems for some time, and the five-time grand slam champion and former world number one had dropped to 373rd in the rankings.

At least that’s how it worked in another high-profile doping case in tennis involving Maria Sharapova.

En route to the victory, Gauff became the youngest player in 18 years to defeat both the world No.1 and No.2 at a tournament, since Russian Sharapova at the 2006 US Open.

Świątek is bidding to become the first three-time champion in Stuttgart since Maria Sharapova won from 2012-14.

Djokovic was clearly not alone in receiving support from Bryant, with 2008 Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, who was knocked out in the first round this year, also stunned by the news.

Five-times Grand Slam champion Sharapova cut a forlorn figure in the post-match press conference as she was questioned about her injury problems.

IMG’s talent roster features such well-known people as Lauren Hutton, Stephanie Seymour, Maria Sharapova, Chrissy Teigen, Maye Musk, Iris Apfel, Karen Elson and Paulina Porizkova.

Influential tennis agency IMG helped turn Maria Sharapova into a global brand after she captured Wimbledon at 17 years old.

Maria Sharapova leaves the court after her loss to Donna Vekic during their women’s singles match on Day 2 of the Australian Open.

Maria Sharapova suffered her third consecutive first-round defeat at grand slams after going down 6-3 6-4 for Croatia’s Donna Vekic, a result that will see the Russian slip outside the top 350 in the world rankings.

Sharapova ruled for the five years before that.

The last top-earning female athlete outside of Williams and Sharapova was Serena’s sister Venus in 2003.

The name of Maria Sharapova has been attracting huge attention of all like media houses, the public the world over.

While many suggested that the player, who once dated Maria Sharapova and Nicole Scherzinger, looked like he'd stepped on court in his pyjamas, others said the brash nature of the tracksuit was 'migraine-inducing'.

And none of them was named Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova or Simona Halep.

Barring a new or reawakened injury, Williams should beat five-time Slam winner Sharapova, who has struggled since returning from a 15-month suspension for using the banned drug meldonium.

Didn't seem to be an issue against Sharapova.

In her first match at the US Open since last year's loss in a chaotic, controversial final, Williams stretched her winning streak against Sharapova to 19 matches with a nearly flawless performance that produced a 6-1, 6-1 victory.