Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova saw her hopes of a third consecutive WTA title dashed on Sunday in a surprise defeat by unseeded Australian Alicia Molik in the final of the Zurich Challenge.



The Russian world number seven had looked in total control during the early stages of the final, out-powering and out-running Molik with a barrage of f...

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has entered next month's Advanta Championships at Villanova University, tournament officials announced yesterday.

Sharapova, ranked seventh in the world, will be making her first appearance in the tournament, to be held Nov. 1-7. Nine of the top 20 players in the world - including Serena and Venus Williams and Jenni...

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova kept on course for a third successive WTA title on Saturday, beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge.



The 17-year-old world number seven fought back from a set down to topple the world number five 4-6 6-2 6-3.



In Sunday's final Sharapova will take on u...

In the final of the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich Maria will play Alicia Molik of Australia.


Molik, 10th seeded for this tournament, reached the final after defeating 7th seeded Patty Schnyder of Swiss: 6:4, 1:6, 4:6


The final is scheduled for tomorrow 13.30 local time.

Be sure you don't miss it!

Maria beat No. 1 seeded Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the Swisscom Challenge semifinals and extended her winning streak to 12 matches.

Maria moves into her fifth final of the year where she will play either Patty Schnyder of Swiss or Alicia Molik of Australia.



It is almost certain that Maria will qualify for the WTA Tour championshi...