Today Maria Sharapova won the first round at Wimbledon international tennis tourament.

Where do all these hot Slavic women sports figures come from? By Slavic I would mean Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, etc. etc. In tennis, there's Maria Sharapova. And now, in golf is emerging Maria Verchenova.

Did you know that an estimated one in eight American women will be affected by breast cancer in their lifetime? Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, and tennis superstar Maria Sharapova today announced, the Company's "Pink" campaign, which will help raise awareness of breast cancer.

Maria Sharapova has a new boyfriend apparently. Maria is dating a young gentleman called Charlie Ebersol, who is a wealthy American, who once survived a plane crash, and his dad, Dick, was one of the wise brains behind Saturday Night Live.

The Russian Tennis Federation announced on August 1 that Vera Zvonareva will take the place of Maria Sharapova, who is out with a shoulder injury, in the Women's Singles Tennis competition at the Beijing Olympics.

Days before ‘The Championships’ at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova served up an ace on the catwalk with the unveiling of the Sony Ericsson Maria Sharapova Design Collection.

Top seed Maria Sharapova won her first claycourt title by defeating Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 in the final of the 600,000 WTA Amelia Island tournament.

Australian Open 2008 women's singles champion Maria Sharapova says her victory in this tennis tournament is just reward for all the hard work she has put in over recent months.

Maria Sharapova has claimed her third Grand Slam singles title with victory over Ana Ivanovic in the Australian Open 2008 women's tennis singles final at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Saturday's final at Australian Open 2008 tennis tournament marks the fifth clash between Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova, but is their first meeting in a final.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has announced today that it has signed an exclusive four year sponsorship agreement with female tennis player, Maria Sharapova, to become the company’s first global brand ambassador.

Russia's former world No.1 Maria Sharapova said Friday she will join the Russian team for the 2007 Federation Cup final in Moscow, but only as a spectator and practice partner.