Michael Downey

Maria Sharapova Signs Two-Year Birmingham Deal

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Former world number one Maria Sharapova has signed a deal with the Lawn Tennis Association to play at Birmingham’s Aegon Classic for the next two years. The five-time Grand Slam winner, 30, has been given a wildcard for the event in June having fallen down the world rankings after a 15-month drugs ban. The LTA … Read more

Sharapova Granted Birmingham Wildcard

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Maria Sharapova has been granted a wildcard for next month’s WTA grasscourt event in Birmingham, a key Wimbledon warm-up, organisers said Thursday. It comes two days after the Russian former world number one was refused a wildcard for the French Open following her 15-month ban for doping. Next month will see 2004 Wimbledon champion Sharapova, … Read more