Sharapova sets sights on London Olympics

PARIS: Maria Sharapova is making the London Olympics one of her top priorities this year after missing the Beijing Games with an injury. The third-ranked Russian has already won three Grand Slams but has never competed at the Olympics. Sharapova said on Monday that "representing my country will be a huge honor," and is something she has wanted to do "since I was a young kid." Sharapova missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury. Sharapova reached the final of the Australian Open last month and said she hopes that will be a springboard for winning another Grand Slam title this year. She is competing in the Open GDF Suez for the first time this week....

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Women’s Tennis: WVU Hosts Pitt and Akron

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The West Virginia women’s tennis team will play host to Pitt on Friday at 3 p.m., as well as Akron on Sunday at 12 p.m., with both matches being held at the Ridgeview Racquet Club. Tina Samara The Mountaineers enter Friday’s tilt against the Panthers with an 0-3 record, but are coming off a loss to No. 9 Virginia in which coach Tina Samara saw strides in the right direction. “We took some positives away from our match against a very tough Virginia team,” says Samara. “We competed on Tuesday, and...

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