Teen queen Sharapova won after a tough match against opponent Samantha Stosur (6-4, 1-6, 6-3)



In the quarter-finals Maria will play Youlia Fedossova of France, it will be the first time Maria play Fedossova.

In the second round of the 'Japan Open Tennis Championships' Maria will play against Samantha Stosur of Australia.


It will be the second time that they meet eachother. Last week Maria played against Stosur on the Korea Open, and won the match. (6-2 6-1)


Stosur won earlier today from Aiko Nakamura of Japan (6-3, 7-5).



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Maria has assumed her power by winning the Korean Open in Seoul.
She won here third title this year after beating the 1 year older Marta Domachowska(18) in the Olympic Park (Seoul).


Top-seeded Sharapova punished Domachowska with a barrage of powerful strokes and won the match in only 55 minutes (61 - 61)

The P...

The draw for the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo has been released.
Maria is just like in Korea the #1 seeded player and she receives a bye for the first round. In the second round Maria will play either Aiko Nakamura of Japan or a qualifier.



Maria is the defending champion in Tokyo, and has no points to defend as Tokyo was pla...

Maria Sharapova reached the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.



The Russian Wimbledon-champion, first ranked on this Tournament, walked all over Anne Kremer (LUX) who did not stand a chance against Maria in the half finals: 6-0, 6-2.


In the final of the ...