MELBOURNE, Australia -- Li Na used the heat to her advantage and worked No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova around Rod Laver Arena in a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Thursday that put her in the Australian Open final ...

MELBOURNE, Australia-- Li Na used the heat to her advantage and worked No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova around Rod Laver Arena in a 6-2, 6-2 win on Thursday that put her in the Australian Open final for ...

(AP) China’s Li Na has overpowered second-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the Australian Open final and a chance for her second Grand Slam title. Li, who won the 2011 French Open and was ...

ROME - Maria Sharapova saved a match point to beat Li Na in the Italian Open final on Sunday after a two-hour rain break effectively turned the match into a tiebreak shootout. Heavy rain sent the ...

The pink-and-peach ensemble Maria Sharapova wore on court was reminiscent of the Art Deco structures on South Beach, but by the time Sharapova was finished deconstructing Li Na's forehand with ...

PARIS -- As Maria Sharapova prepared to serve while only a point from defeat in the French Open semifinals, Li Na was thinking what any opponent would at that precise moment. "I was, like, 'Please, ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Outplayed, out-thought and out-manoeuvred, Maria Sharapova's hopes of reaching another grand slam final were undone by China's Li Na in unceremonious fashion on Thursday.

PARIS • Maria Sharapova was pin-drop quiet, which was both welcome and eerie for anyone who has listened to her shrieks and wails and "COME ONNNNS" echo through the chambers of Grand Slams all these ...

ROME (AP)—Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in which play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to ...

ROME — Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in which play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to mud. ...