Maria Sharapova News
The 6-Foot Tennis Beauty That Took Wimbledon
· Sharapova Wins U.S. Open Title. Maria Sharapova insists she's more about substance than style, and now she has a second Grand Slam title to prove it. Her strokes as piercing as her shrieks by the end, the third-seeded Sharapova beat No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 6-4 Saturday night to win the U.S. Open final. 
· Sharapova demands equal pay for women. World No. 3 Maria Sharapova has demanded women players receive equal prize money as men. "I believe women are strong, bold and powerful and deserve to be treated the same as men," the 19-year-old Russian told a news conference on Thursday. "There has been a long debate about equal prize money but these things take time. If we keep pushing we'll eventually get there."
· Sharapova still growing. The 18-year-old Russian, who jumped to No. 1 in women's tennis Monday, is listed in the WTA's official guide as 6-foot. Not so, she says. Sharapova tells Time magazine she's actually 6-2, and she's not exactly thrilled with the extra 2 inches. "I wouldn't say I'm in love with it because if I wear heels, I'm like 6-foot-4," she says. "It's a little too tall."
· Tennis players should be dis-gruntled? Wimbledon referee Alan Mills has had enough of noise pollution - he wants to crack down on grunting tennis players. Defending women's champion Maria Sharapova was recorded by a tabloid newspaper's unofficial "gruntometer" at 101.2 decibels on Center Court. The noise, almost as loud as a police siren, was said to have broken her previous record."It is something I would like to see stopped," Mills told Reuters.
· Serena says Sharapova is 'sexy.' Serena Williams knows a thing or two about sex appeal. And the tennis star complimented Russian teenager Maria Sharapova on Tuesday for having lots of it. “She’s sexy,” Williams said, smiling. Organizers of this week’s WTA Championships have focused their advertising on Sharapova, the 17-year-old blond beauty who stunned tennis by winning Wimbledon in July. Her leggy image is featured in a tournament poster with the tag line, “The closer you sit the hotter she gets.”
· Hostage Tragedy in Mind, Sharapova Takes Open Upset in Stride. Maria Sharapova and her father often trade glances between points. In the stands, Dad pounds his fist on his chest, and she mimics the signal. It represents a simple message - "Play with heart!" - but the Wimbledon champion didn't use the gesture during a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 upset loss to Mary Pierce in the U.S. Open's third round Saturday.
· Sharapova Fan Wanted Date. An 18-year-old Russian male who jumped onto the court to invite Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva to dinner was stopped by security guards at the Rogers Cup tournament Thursday night.
· `Masha' a smash in Montreal. She's this year's Wimbledon champion, a 17-year-old with very marketable sex appeal, and the hottest young star in women's tennis, but Maria Sharapova is still a child in many ways.
· Maria Sharapova Inc! Move over, Anna. Move aside, Williams sisters. Gabriela (Sabatini), you are only a distant memory. The next big thing has arrived. And it has arrived on really long legs.
· Madison Ave. loves Maria. She is blond, stunningly beautiful and has a wicked forehand. Maria Sharapova won the hearts of tennis fans around the world with her surprisingly decisive victory over two-time defending champion Serena Williams at Wimbledon. Now it's Madison Avenue that's after her heart.
· Maria Sharapova: The New Face of Tennis. Three months ago, when the New Haven Parks and Recreation summer camp program asked Maria Sharapova to appear at its charity tennis event, she was merely a promising young player -- one of many.
· Sharapova on the brink of a 'brand slam.' Millions around the world watched 17-year-old Maria Sharapova experience the thrill of victory at the All England Club and her instant admission into another club – the “power players club.” The members of the “power players club” are the superstar athletes and big corporations ready to cut lucrative endorsement deals.
· Sharapova no `tennis babe.' She has silky blond hair, pouty lips, a cover-girl complexion, and legs so long she could easily serve as three Rockettes. Her Wimbledon matches draw a bevy of tabloid photographers. And, she is Russian.
But 17-year-old Maria Sharapova, who advanced to the quarterfinals Monday, wants to make it clear she is not the next Anna Kournikova. For one thing, Sharapova has won three tournaments in her short career - three more than Kournikova.
· Tennis beauty has 'sugar daddy.' Wimbledon's latest star Maria Sharapova reportedly has a millionaire mentor who financed her. "He's like a sugar daddy, but without any sex involved," the London Sun quoted a source as saying.
· The Quiet Life Is Over for Sharapova. The fans besieging London's Savoy Hotel in the small hours of the morning, clutching autograph books and cameras, said it all. It was 1:30 in the morning on Monday and a throng of bright-eyed fanatics of all ages were waiting for just a glimpse of Maria Sharapova.
· For Sharapova, Everything Is Going as Planned. The English were much more interested in Maria Sharapova, the tall, slender Russian teenager and part-time model who dragged women's tennis out of its season-long doldrums and became a star by defeating Serena Williams in Saturday's final without the slightest hint of self doubt.
Russian beauty takes trophy from Williams in Wimbledon final.
Maria Sharapova, 17, is the first Russian to claim the Wimbledon crown and is the third youngest champ after her incredible 6-1, 6-4 victory over Serena Williams.
The 6-foot blonde has a modeling contract, drawing comparisons to Anna Kournikova.
But, unlike Kournikova, Maria can actually win tournaments.
· Sharapova vaults into women's top 10. Marie Sharapova's Wimbledon final win over Serena Williams has propelled the Russian teenager into the world's top 10 rankings for the first time.
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