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, Australia (AP) Maria Sharapova held her end of the bargain, beating Belinda Bencic 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals and a possible rematch of last year's final ...

With Maria Sharapova following Serena Williams out of the Australian Open in the second major upset in 24 hours, attention turned quickly to defending champion Victoria Azarenka's bid for a third ...

Today, a precise Sharapova won eight straight games in powering past American qualifier Jamie Hampton, 6-0, 6-1, in 64 minutes. A stingy Sharapova stomped Gisela Dulko by the same score in the first ...

Unseeded Serena Williams upset top seed Maria Sharapova Saturday to win the women's final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Williams barely broke a sweat in defeating the young Russian 6-1, 6-2 to ...

After 25 Grand Slam tournaments, Victoria Azarenka is through to her first final. Maria Sharapova, her opponent in Saturday's Australian Open title decider, has been there five times before, and won ...