Russian will join an elite group if she lifts Paris title, writes Mark Hodgkinson.
ROME - Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Italian Open semifinals because of a strained left calf Saturday, two days before she is to assume the No. 1 ranking following Justine Henin's retirement.
As Paris nears, it's clear Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams are set to clash for tennis supremacy, Tennis Week says.
Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement.
ROME - Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement. The 25-year-old Henin, who retired Wednesday, asked to be removed from the rankings, the WTA Tour said Thursday. Sharapova will automatically become No. 1 when the next rankings are released Monday.
ROME (Reuters) ? Title holder Jelena Jankovic will meet French qualifier Alize Cornet in the final of the Italian Open after the withdrawal of Maria Sharapova with a calf strain.
ROME: Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in women?s tennis as a result of Justine Henin?s retirement. It will be the fourth time the Russian has become No. 1. She held the top spot for a total of 14 weeks in her career, ...
MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Maria Sharapova once again heads the rating list of the Women Tennis Association after the former World No. 1, Justine Henin of Belgium, announced she was quitting tennis last week.
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Hamburg - Maria Sharapova regained the world number one position in women's tennis, when she topped the WTA women's tennis rankings released Monday. The Russian benefited from the retirement of last week's number one, Justine Henin and now leads the ...
