Maria Sharapova
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (L) attends the ATP Aegon Championships tennis match between Israel's Dudi Sela and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov at the Queen's Club in west London on June 10, 2013.
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We revel in the fact that we sell sugar. Indeed, health concerns don't faze Rubin, who often tackles them head-on. At one store opening, employees hand out toothbrushes as a joke. He also created a partnership with tennis superstar Maria Sharapova to sell a line of candy called Sugarpova. We believe it's OK to treat yourself, to indulge
If you're at that stage in your life where you still are motivated to go out and win tennis matches ... that's an amazing effort
I think getting to the Roland Garros final is not too shabby, so I'd say that's a positive ... Coming back as a defending champion is never easy, so I'm happy that I was able to produce good tennis within these last two weeks and come to that stage.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Column: Williams slowly ending "greatest" debate
ever seen in women's tennis. The ace on the last point of Williams' 6-4, 6-4 victory in the final Saturday zipped past Maria Sharapova at 123 mph, more than fast enough to have earned a nasty speeding ticket had it been a car on the highway that runs by Roland Read more »
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Serena Williams beats Sharapova in French Final
-- Serena Williams has won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002, beating familiar foil Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4.Saturday's victory completed the No. 1-ranked Williams' rebound from a shocking loss to 111th-ranked Virginie Read more »
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Sharapova rallies past Jankovic at French Open
Sharapova shrugged off losing the first six games and swept the last four to reach the French Open semifinals.The defending champion overcame a miserable start in the quarterfinals Wednesday to beat Jelena Jankovic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.It was the first victory of Read more »
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American women go 0 for 3 Monday at French Open
in straight sets.The 17th-seeded Stephens had the toughest task of that American trio on Monday, facing defending champion Maria Sharapova, who took control midway through the first set en route to a 6-4, 6-3 victory."There's a lot of room for a few things Read more »
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Sharapova wraps up rain-delayed victory at French
-- Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova moved into the third round Friday by finishing off a rain-interrupted 6-2, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.The match was suspended on Thursday night with Sharapova up a break in the Read more »
Around the web
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Pic of the day: No fun
William in an emotional moment during the final women's French Open match against Russia's Maria Sharapova. Williams won 6-4, 6-4, while Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the men's finals on Sunday. AP/David Vincent Ongoing 6/17/13 from Salon Read more »
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All-ESPN Wimbledon Fortnight Begins June 24
as ever. · The leading contenders include No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, who defended her Australian Open title this year; No. 3 Maria Sharapova who won in 2004 and recently reached the final of the French Open, No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska who lost to Williams in 6/17/13 from TVbyTheNumbers.com Read more »
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Serena Williams Bikini Pictures
hear there are bikini pictures of a female tennis player at the beach. But not so much when it’s Serena Williams instead of Maria Sharapova or Anna Kournikova though. I’m sure some of you guys out there might be interested in Serena’s massive booty, I’m just 6/17/13 from Hollywood Tuna Read more »
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Tennis: Vekic into final in Sharapova echo
United Kingdom: Donna Vekic, the 16-year-old whose grass court promise has been likened to that of Maria Sharapova at the same age, upset the seedings a third time to reach the Birmingham WTA final on Saturday. Vekic did that with a staccato, tortuous, frequently from Channel News Asia Read more »
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Feminist Kanye Twitter follows tradition of Feminist Taylor Swift
William in an emotional moment during the final women's French Open match against Russia's Maria Sharapova. Williams won 6-4, 6-4, while Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in the men's finals on Sunday. AP/David Vincent Ongoing from Salon Read more »
