MELBOURNE -- There was much pre-Australian Open focus on Serena Williams' four-month layoff from tournaments and what her return would be like. Maria Sharapova had missed a fair amount of tournaments ...

— -- MELBOURNE -- Maria Sharapova has carved out a nice career for herself winning the first-week matches she's supposed to. On Friday in Melbourne, she did it again, handling Ohio native Lauren ...

Maria Sharapova announced Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January. She said she received a letter from the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday but has not yet ...

*(Via ESPN) — Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title and continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals by extending her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova. She struggled with ...

As expected, Maria Sharapova defeated Misaki Doi in second-round play at the 2013 Australian Open and advances one round closer to her goal of winning a second title at the event. The Russian star ...