Maria Sharapova powered into her fourth Australian Open final on Thursday, beating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets in Melbourne. Sharapova made it six wins out of six against 10th ...

World number four Sharapova, 28, who beat Ana Ivanovic in last year's Brisbane final, leads Makarova 6-0 in their past meetings.© AP Maria Sharapova will open her Australian campaign with a match ...

Makarova shows fight in the game when she displays her power across the court to win a vital point, while a double fault from Maria gives her two break points. The number two seed manages to save one ...

Melbourne, Australia – Maria Sharapova has lost only five games in four matches on the way to the Australian Open quarterfinals, a record at the season's first major that seems to be immaterial to the ...