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Sharapova win helps Russians pull even

LONDON (AP) Maria Sharapova won her Fed Cup debut match and defending champion Russia split with Israel in their opening singles, while Spain and China took 2-0 leads in the first round. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Feb 04 2008

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04 Feb 08 visit Russia, Spain, France make Fed Cup semis  »  Japan Times LONDON (AP) Maria Sharapova won her second straight Fed Cup match Sunday to help defending champion Russia reach the semifinals of the competition along with China and Spain. Read the full story . . .
19 Mar 08 visit Federer cruises past Mahut; Sharapova remains perfect  »  Japan Times
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Roger Federer needed just 53 minutes to end his third-round match, and Maria Sharapova extended her perfect start to the year by winning her 17th consecutive match on Tuesday in the Pacific Life Open. Read the full story . . .
26 Jan 08 visit Sharapova nabs third Grand Slam title  »  Japan Times MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) When Maria Sharapova walked on court for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion. Read the full story . . .
22 Jan 08 visit Sharapova snaps top-ranked Henin's 32-match win streak  »  Japan Times MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Maria Sharapova was ready to play three or four hours but didn't need to. Serena Williams did and ended up with two losses to show for it. Read the full story . . .
03 May 08 visit Sharapova steamed  »  Japan Times MOSCOW (AP) Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova is criticizing the WTA Tour for threatening to fine her if she doesn't take part in a promotional photo session ahead of the Internazionali BNL Italia in Rome on May 12. Read the full story . . .

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