Maria Sharapova wins all-Russian match at Wimbledon

Maria Sharapova moved into the second round at Wimbledon on Tuesday, winning an all-Russian match against Anna Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-1.


The No. 52-ranked Chakvetadze managed to break once in the second set but was otherwise outclassed by her sixth-seeded opponent in just over an hour.

Sharapova, who won the tournament in 2004 but hasn't gone beyond the fourth round since 2006, is the only former champion in the women's tournament other than Venus and Serena Williams.

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Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze exhibition in Singapore

It has been confirmed today- Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze are scheduled to play an exhibition match on December 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The tickets will probably cost from about $150 up to a few thousand dollars! Maria Sharapova will arrive in Singapore two days prior to the match because of a few public appearances she is supposed to make.

Maria Sharapova routed Ana Ivanovic

Maria Sharapova continues to impress at the WTA Championships and clinched top spot in the Red Group with a 6-1 6-2 win over Ana Ivanovic.

Both players had already qualified for the last four, but the former Wimbledon champion’s victory sets up a semi-final against fellow countrywoman Anna Chakvetadze. Plagued by injury for much of 2007, the Russian has largely had a season to forget and has played in just a dozen tournaments, winning her only title at San Diego in August. Yet despite her problems, the former world number one now finds herself in the semi-finals of the prestigious season-ending event and "I don't like losing to the same player twice in a row," said Maria Sharapova, who lost to Ivanovic in the semifinals at Roland Garros. "I really wanted to get my revenge."