Maria Sharapova may quit the Game

Tennis beauty Maria Sharapova revealed yesterday, she may quit the game early to have children.

The 19-year-old Maria said, that "tennis isn't everything" and said she wanted to try other things in life. The world face of women's tennis, Sharapova said she could retire at a similar age to Belgian Kim Clijsters, who will leave the game this year aged 24.

"I want to have a family, of course. I want to try other things in my career," Maria said. "But I can definitely see myself retiring at that age." Maria Sharapova, who plays 61-st-ranked Frenchwoman Camille Pin in her first round match, practised with Martina Hingis at Rod Laver Arena yesterday.

The reigning US Open champion is aiming to win her first Australian Open Tennis Championships 2007 - The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific, crown after having been knocked out in the semi-finals of the previous two tournaments. The Russian said she had undergone several weeks of solid training and issued an ominous warning to opponents. "I might not have that many matches under my belt, but I feel fresh and healthy, which is most important," she said.

Maria Sharapova's second Slam!

Maria Sharapova claimed the second Grand Slam title of her career with victory over Justine Henin-Hardenne in the US Open women's singles final on Saturday.

The 19-year-old Russian added the Flushing Meadows crown to her 2004 Wimbledon title with a 6-4 6-4 win. She lost her opening service game but hit back with two breaks on her way to winning the first set. And Maria, serving magnificently, took the second set with one break to win in one hour 30 minutes. The 2004 Wimbledon champion said:

"I'm still pretty shocked but thrilled I got to experience another Grand Slam win and that it's a different Grand Slam. I figured I lost the last four times against Justine so I thought I would just flip everything 360 degrees and do the total opposite," she said. I am so happy it's here in New York - my favourite city."

Maria Sharapova wants equal prize money

Ex-Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has called for women players to receive the same prize money as the men.

The 19-year-old world number three said: "I believe women deserve to be treated the same as men. "There has been a long debate about equal prize money but these things take time. If we keep pushing we'll eventually get there."

Of the four Grand Slam tournaments only Wimbledon awards its women's champion less money than their male equivalent. Maria Sharapova was speaking at a news conference for the WTA Tour's end-of-season championship, which is moving from Los Angeles to Madrid ...

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