Serbian Challenge Fires Up Deposed Sharapova ; Russian Star Vows to Make World No1 Spot Hers Again, Starting with the Wimbledon Titletennis

Evening Standard - London › June 19, 2008

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MARIA SHARAPOVA, the 2004 women's singles champion, today vowed to lead the resistance against the rise of Serbian stars Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic, the top two seeds at next week's Wimbledon.

Sharapova went into the recent French Open as the newly-crowned world No1 following Justine Henin's shock retirement, but a quarter- final defeat by fellow Russian Dinara Safina pushed her back down the rankings to No3.

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Serbian Challenge Fires Up Deposed Sharapova ; Russian Star Vows to Make World No1 Spot Hers Again, Starting with the Wimbledon Titletennis

Ivanovic assumed the top ranking with her triumph over Safina in the Roland Garros final, with Jankovic moving up to No2 after her progress in Pa...

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