Maria Sharapova wins French Open
Maria Sharapova admitted on Friday she felt embarrassed by her contribution to a tennis-style Gangnam video and revealed the Asian dance craze had completely passed her by.
Victoria Azarenka moved a step closer to securing the year-end number one ranking with a 6-7 7-6 6-4 win over Germany's Angelique Kerber at the WTA Championships on Wednesday.
Victoria Azarenka looks favourite to end the year as world number one but few of the eight women who qualified for this week's season-ending WTA Championships would argue that Serena Williams still rules the roost.
Novak Djokovic from Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus claimed their men's and women's China Open singles title in Beijing on Oct 7, 2012.
The much-anticipated rematch of this year's Australian Open final will light up the National Tennis Stadium at the China Open finale on Sunday night.
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova took eight games in a row to cruise past home favourite Li Na 6-4, 6-0 in the semifinals at China Open here on Saturday.
Maria Sharapova cruised into the last 16 with a supportive crowd following her every move in Beijing.
Former world No.1s Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were bundled out of the China Open third round while Maria Sharapova of Russia sailed through to the third round with a convincing performance.
Maria Sharapova refused to lick her wounds after her US Open semifinal loss to Victoria Azarenka, opting instead for the consoling taste of a New York-style vanilla ice cream.
Maria Sharapova shrugged off a verbal jab from Nadia Petrova about being saved by the rain after sneaking into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Maria Sharapova reached the US Open second round on Monday before jokingly admitting that the subject of pregnancy came up during recent tests into a mystery stomach problem.
French Open champion Maria Sharapova held her perch atop the list of the world's highest paid women in professional sports for an eighth consecutive year, according to an annual survey released by Forbes on Monday.